What color is #32CD32?

#32CD32 is a medium, moderately saturated green — rgb(50, 205, 50). It is exactly the CSS named color limegreen.

How do I make tints and shades of #32CD32?

Mix #32CD32 with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #32CD32 is #5bd75b and a 20% shade is #28a428; the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page.

What text color is readable on #32CD32?

Black text gives the strongest contrast on a #32CD32 background at 9.91:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

#32CD32 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

Every value on this page is precomputed — copy what you need.

#32CD32

#32CD32 is a medium, moderately saturated green. It is exactly the CSS named color limegreen. For readable text on a #32CD32 background, black text gives the strongest contrast (9.91:1). #32CD32 sits in the middle of the lightness range, so it can serve as a primary brand or accent color — use its tints for backgrounds and its shades for text and pressed states.

Want to fine-tune this color interactively? Open #32CD32 in the tint & shade generator to explore the full lightness, hue, and chroma scales and copy any step.

Color Values

Hex	`#32CD32`
RGB	`rgb(50, 205, 50)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 61%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`120°, 76%, 80%`
Nearest named	`limegreen` (`#32cd32`)

Need these in another format? Use our hex to RGB converter for quick two-way conversion.

Tints of #32CD32 (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

10% tint #47d247
20% tint #5bd75b
30% tint #70dc70
40% tint #84e184
50% tint #99e699
60% tint #adebad
70% tint #c2f0c2
80% tint #d6f5d6
90% tint #ebfaeb

Shades of #32CD32 (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

10% shade #2db92d
20% shade #28a428
30% shade #239023
40% shade #1e7b1e
50% shade #196719
60% shade #145214
70% shade #0f3e0f
80% shade #0a290a
90% shade #051405

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #32CD32 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

Text color	White text 2.12:1 — AA normal: Fail · AA large: Fail · AAA: Fail
	Black text 9.91:1 — AA normal: Pass · AA large: Pass · AAA: Pass

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a darker shade of #32CD32 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More green colors in the library: #4CAF50, #2ECC71, #34D399 (emerald-400), #22C55E (green-500), #A3E635 (lime-400), #84CC16 (lime-500).

Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #32CD32?

#32CD32 is a medium, moderately saturated green — rgb(50, 205, 50). It is exactly the CSS named color limegreen.
How do I make tints and shades of #32CD32?

Mix #32CD32 with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #32CD32 is #5bd75b and a 20% shade is #28a428 — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #32CD32 in the generator for finer steps.
What text color is readable on #32CD32?

Black text gives the strongest contrast on a #32CD32 background at 9.91:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

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