Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Lime Green

Lime Green is an earth tone green color with HEX #32CD32. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 50, 205, 50, HSL 120, 61%, 50%, cool temperature, and is useful for web design, CSS color systems, and UI prototyping.

#32CD32 green cool earth-tone
HEX #32CD32
RGB rgb(50, 205, 50)
HSL hsl(120 61% 50%)
CMYK cmyk(76, 0, 76, 20)
Luminance 0.4457
Contrast Black 9.91:1White 2.12:1

CSS Utilities

--color-lime-green: #32CD32;
.bg-lime-green { background-color: #32CD32; }
.text-lime-green { color: #32CD32; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4457
Black text9.91:1AA Pass
White text2.12:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#32CD32",
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    205,
    50
  ],
  "hsl": [
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    61,
    50
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    0,
    76,
    20
  ],
  "luminance": 0.4457,
  "contrast": {
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#CD32CD",
  "analogous": [
    "#80CD32",
    "#32CD80"
  ],
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    "#3232CD",
    "#CD3232"
  ],
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    "#327FCD",
    "#CD32CD",
    "#CD8032"
  ],
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    "#7F32CD",
    "#CD3280"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#7CDF7C",
    "#32CD32",
    "#208320"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#7CDF7C",
  "dark": "#208320",
  "saturated": "#16E916",
  "desaturated": "#4EB14E",
  "pastel": "#A2DDA2",
  "neon": "#29FF29"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#CD32CD",
    "#80CD32",
    "#32CD80"
  ],
  "avoid": [
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    "#7CDF7C"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#7CDF7C",
    "#4EB14E"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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    "medium-sea-green",
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  "relatedFamilies": [
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  ],
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      "/hex/32cd32"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
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  "name": "Lime Green",
  "cssName": "limegreen",
  "hex": "#32CD32",
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  "temperature": "cool",
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  ],
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  ],
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    ],
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    ]
  },
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    "limegreen"
  ],
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  "origin": {
    "type": "css",
    "notes": "Standard CSS named color."
  },
  "reviewStatus": "auto",
  "editorialNotes": "Generated from CSS named color data and computed color-system properties.",
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    "ui-prototyping",
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  "popularity": 67,
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    50
  ],
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    61,
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  ],
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  ],
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  },
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    "complementary": "#CD32CD",
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    ],
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    ],
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      "#7CDF7C"
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Lime Green Color

Lime Green sits in the green family with cool temperature and earth tone visual character. Standard CSS named color.

Its common associations include context dependent, which makes it relevant for web interfaces and design systems. In design work, Lime Green is most useful for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Green color familyBrowse named green colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Earth Tone colorsFind colors with earth tone visual character.Lime Green accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #32CD32.Lime Green CSS utilitiesUse Lime Green in CSS variables and utility classes.#32CD32 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Lime Green paletteOpen the generated palette based on Lime Green.Lime Green harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Lime Green against black and white text.

Black text9.91:1AA Pass
White text2.12:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Kelly Green#4CBB17
Toxic Green#61DE2A
Neon Green#39FF14
Medium Sea Green#3CB371
Forest Green#228B22

Color Harmonies

#CD32CD#CD32CD
#80CD32#80CD32
#32CD80#32CD80
#3232CD#3232CD
#CD3232#CD3232
Open full Lime Green harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#7CDF7C#7CDF7C
#208320#208320
#16E916#16E916
#4EB14E#4EB14E
#A2DDA2#A2DDA2
#29FF29#29FF29

Pairings

Black#000000
#CD32CD#CD32CD
#80CD32#80CD32
#32CD80#32CD80
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5