What color is #32CD32?

#32CD32 is a moderate green known as Lime Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lime Green?

The RGB value is 50, 205, 50: 50 red, 205 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lime Green?

The complementary color is #CD32CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #32CD32?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lime Green color: hex code #32CD32

#32CD32 rgb(50, 205, 50)

Shades of green

Lime Green has the hex code #32CD32. It is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 80.4% green and 19.6% blue (50, 205, 50).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 61% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 20% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword limegreen.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

Lime Green (#32CD32) color codes

HEX	`#32CD32`
RGB	`rgb(50, 205, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 80.4%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 61%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 76%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 76%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.61, -67.13, 61.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.61, 91, 137.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.721, 44.568, 10.369)`
Decimal	`3329330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lime Green, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #32CD32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#32CD32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #32CD32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #32cd32; }
.text { color: #32cd32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #32cd32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 205 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #32cd32, #32cd80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #32CD32 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #32CD32?: #32CD32 is a moderate green known as Lime Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lime Green?: The RGB value is 50, 205, 50: 50 red, 205 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lime Green?: The complementary color is #CD32CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #32CD32?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.