Lime Green is a medium dark bright shade of Green. It belongs to the color family Spring Green, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Lime Green is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Lime Green is #41A317.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Lime Green has 25%% Red, 64% Green, and 9% Blue.
Lime Green has 102° Hue, 86% Saturation, and 64% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Lime Green has 102° Hue, 76% Saturation, and 36% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Lime Green has 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 86% yellow, and 36% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#41A317 |
|
RGB |
(65, 163, 23) |
(25%, 64%, 9%) |
HSV |
(102°, 86, 64) |
(28%, 86%, 64%) |
HSL |
(102°, 76, 36) |
(28%, 76%, 36%) |
CMYK |
(60, 0, 86, 36) |
(60%, 0%, 86%, 36%) |
The natural luminance of Lime Green is 27%, which is low.
Lime Green has a higher contrast with black than white.
Lime Green and black have a 6.5:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Lime Green and white have a 3.2:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
27% |
AA (6.5) |
insufficient (3.2) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Lime Green paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 10% Yellow, 45% Green, 36% Black, 9% White, as shown below.
Yellow
10%
Red
0%
Green
45%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
36%
White
9%
To mix Lime Green paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 23% Cyan, 32% Yellow, 36% Black, 9% White, as shown below.
Cyan
23%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
32%
Black
36%
White
9%
Colors similar to Lime Green are: Grass Green, Lawn Green, Green Onion, Leaf Green, and Kelly Green. Grass Green is more yellow and brighter and darker than Lime Green. Lawn Green is more yellow and brighter than Lime Green. Green Onion is more yellow and paler than Lime Green. Leaf Green is more yellow and brighter and lighter than Lime Green. Kelly Green is lighter than Lime Green.