greencoolCSS named color
Lime #00FF00
Pure green at maximum saturation; the canonical "green screen" color.
Use cases: Digital effects · Vibrant accents
Color values
| 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%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7576, 71.5152, 11.9192) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.7, -86.2, 83.2) | |
| Luminance | 0.715 (WCAG relative) |
/* Lime */
color: #00ff00;
background-color: #00ff00;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#00e600 #00cc00 #00b300 #009900 #008000 #006600 #004d00 #003300 #001a00 #000000
Tints (toward white)
#1aff1a #33ff33 #4dff4d #66ff66 #80ff80 #99ff99 #b3ffb3 #ccffcc #e6ffe6 #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#0df20d #1ae61a #26d926 #33cc33 #40c040 #4db34d #5aa65a #669966 #738d73 #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
Edit in generator →#00FF00
#FF00FF
#00ff00 #ff00ff
Analogous
Edit in generator →#80FF00
#00FF00
#00FF80
#80ff00 #00ff00 #00ff80
Triadic
Edit in generator →#00FF00
#0000FF
#FF0000
#00ff00 #0000ff #ff0000
Tetradic
Edit in generator →#00FF00
#007FFF
#FF00FF
#FF8000
#00ff00 #007fff #ff00ff #ff8000
Split Complementary
Edit in generator →#00FF00
#7F00FF
#FF0080
#00ff00 #7f00ff #ff0080
Monochromatic
Edit in generator →#008500
#00C200
#00FF00
#3DFF3D
#7AFF7A
#008500 #00c200 #00ff00 #3dff3d #7aff7a
Accessibility & contrast
1.37
#00FF00 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
15.30
#00FF00 on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓
Best text on lime
15.30
#000000 text
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1.
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Chartreuse #7FFF00 | 5.14 | |
| Spring Green #00FF7F | 8.83 | |
| Lime Green #32CD32 | 11.62 | |
| Kelly Green #4CBB17 | 15.82 | |
| Emerald #50C878 | 17.38 | |
| Pistachio #93C572 | 17.80 |
Related colors
Palettes with lime
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.