#38AB55#38AB55
#38AB55 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.161 H 148.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38AB55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 171, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(135, 51%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(135, 67%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.3%, 0%, 50.3%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.19, -50.77, 34.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.19, 61.62, 145.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.69% -0.1369 0.0847) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.69% 0.161 148.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8322, 30.6206, 13.5632) |
| Luminance | 0.3062 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Medium Green
#39AD48
ΔE00 2.42
Dark Pastel Green
#56AE57
ΔE00 2.98
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 3.50
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 3.66
Algae
#54AC68
ΔE00 3.71
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38AB55 #AB388E
analogous
#55AB38 #38AB55 #38AB8E
triadic
#38AB55 #5538AB #AB5538
tetradic
#38AB55 #3855AB #AB388E #AB8E38
square
#38AB55 #3855AB #AB388E #AB8E38
split-complementary
#38AB55 #8E38AB #AB3855
monochromatic
#1A4F27 #297D3E #38AB55 #58C874 #86D79B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#38AB55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.12
#38AB55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38AB55
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38AB55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38AB55 | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.12 | 7.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9C4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F925B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#07A897
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38ab55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 171, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.161 148.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dc586',
500: '#38ab55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38ab55; $custom-light: #7dc586; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38ab55",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 171,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 135.13,
"s": 50.661,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65691,
"c": 0.16095,
"h": 148.3
},
"luminance": 0.30622
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38AB55
secondary
#C17DB0
accent
#4EB7DA
background
#F8FCF8
surface
#EFF8EF
border
#CAD1CA
text
#0B130B
muted
#7C827C