GREEN

Lime

#00FF00

Conversions

HEX#00FF00

RGBrgb(0, 255, 0)

HSLhsl(120, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(120, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 0%)

Copy CSS

color: #00ff00;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(0, 255, 0);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(120, 100%, 50%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 1.37 : 1

On ink blackPass · 13.95 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

Complementary
#FF00FF

Triadic
#0000FF

Triadic
#FF0000

About Lime

Lime is the hex color #00FF00, which translates to rgb(0, 255, 0) in RGB and hsl(120, 100%, 50%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 120 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 50 percent. Its OKLCH chroma of 0.295 is high, so Lime is one of the more vivid green tones here and is easy to overuse at large sizes.

How Lime compares

Lime is exactly the CSS keyword lime, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is lime-400 (#9AE600), at a distance of 36.5. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Chartreuse at 18.4. Sorted by lightness, Lime is number 21 of the 30 green colors here.

Text on Lime

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Lime, led by Ink black at 13.95:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Lime already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Lime. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Mid grey #6B7280	3.52:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Dark grey #374151	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Lime

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Lime for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Lime

Format	Value
HEX	#00FF00
RGB	rgb(0, 255, 0)
HSL	hsl(120, 100%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(120, 100%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(100%, 0%, 100%, 0%)
OKLCH	oklch(86.64% 0.2948 142.50)
CIELAB	lab(87.73 -86.18 83.18)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.