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HotPink and Lime Color Combination

Hot pink and lime are far apart on the wheel and both fully saturated, so the combination is deliberately loud — it belongs in small areas.

Hex codes #FF69B4 and #00FF00 — a electric energy pair with a 1.93:1 contrast ratio between the two colors.

Values for this combination

HotPink
RGB
rgb(255, 105, 180)
HSL
hsl(330, 100%, 71%)
Hex
#FF69B4
Lime
RGB
rgb(0, 255, 0)
HSL
hsl(120, 100%, 50%)
Hex
#00FF00

Contrast between HotPink and Lime

Contrast ratio 1.93:1. This only decides whether one color of the pair can carry text on the other — the colors themselves always work side by side.

AA · Normal text (≥ 4.5:1)FAIL
AA · Large text (≥ 3:1)FAIL
AAA · Normal text (≥ 7:1)FAIL
AAA · Large text (≥ 4.5:1)FAIL
Aa

Lime text on a HotPink surface, at 1.93:1.

Aa

HotPink text on a Lime surface, at 1.93:1.

Where this pair works

  • Club flyers
  • Sports branding
  • Music posters

Give HotPink (#FF69B4) roughly 60% of the surface, Lime (#00FF00) about 30%, and leave the last 10% for the neutral below. That split is what keeps a two-color combination from turning into a fight.

A five-color set from this pair

HotPink and Lime as a working palette: a pale tint of the lighter color for backgrounds, both colors as they are, a deep shade of the darker color for text and a neutral for everything in between.

  • Pale tint#fae1edbackgrounds and large surfaces · closest to PinkLace
  • Primary#FF69B4the dominant color · closest to HotPink
  • Secondary#00FF00the accent color · closest to Lime
  • Deep shade#004d00text, borders and icons · closest to DarkGreen
  • Neutral#f6f4f5dividers and quiet surfaces · closest to WhiteSmoke

Explore HotPink and Lime on their own

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HotPink and Lime are a electric energy pair: hot pink and lime are far apart on the wheel and both fully saturated, so the combination is deliberately loud — it belongs in small areas.

Frequently asked questions

Yes — this pair is used for club flyers, sports branding, music posters. The two colors measure 1.93:1 against each other, which means the two should sit side by side as surfaces rather than as text and background.

Good to know

  • Every value on this page is calculated from #FF69B4 and #00FF00 — nothing is hardcoded.
  • Build a longer palette out of HotPink or Lime in the palette generator, or test your own text pair in the contrast checker.

Put this combination to work

Turn HotPink and Lime into a full palette, a gradient or a set of shades — or check the pair against WCAG.

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