Lime Green (#32CD32)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.12:1 — vs black: 9.91:1

Color values

  • HEX #32CD32
  • RGB rgb(50, 205, 50)
  • HSL hsl(120, 75%, 80%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 75.61, 0, 75.61, 19.61 )
  • Websafe #33CC33

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #32CD32 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Lime Green
#32CD32 Base
#CD32CD
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Lime Green
#32CD32 Base
#80CD32
#32CD80
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Lime Green
#32CD32 Base
#3232CD
#CD3232
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Lime Green
#32CD32 Base
#8032CD
#CD3280
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Lime Green
#32CD32 Base
#3280CD
#CD32CD
#CD8032
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Lime Green
#32CD32 Base
#145214
#238F23
#2AAC2A
#53D553
#70DC70
#ADEBAD
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Lime Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#051405
#0E390E
#175E17
#208320
#29A829
Lime Green #32CD32 Base
#57D657
#7CDF7C
#A1E8A1
#C6F1C6
#EBFAEB
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #32CD32. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #32CD32;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #32CD32;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #32CD32;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #32CD32,
        #F3A7F3
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #32CD32,
        #F3A7F3
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$lime-green: #32CD32;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$lime-green-r: 50;
$lime-green-g: 205;
$lime-green-b: 50;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $lime-green;
    color: rgba($lime-green-r, $lime-green-g, $lime-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Lime Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #32CD32 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #B2B23C Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #C3C330 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #5DC2C2 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #B2B2B2 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Lime Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Lime Green #32CD32 Base
Vivid Malachite #00CC33 ΔE 1.34
Harlequin Green #46CB18 ΔE 2.42
Malachite #0BDA51 ΔE 4.24
Dark Pastel Green #03C03C ΔE 4.28

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.