#38AD56#38AD56
#38AD56 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.314; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.163 H 148.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38AD56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 173, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(135, 51%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(135, 68%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.6%, 0%, 50.3%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.84, -51.37, 35.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.84, 62.29, 145.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.24% -0.1385 0.0854) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.24% 0.163 148.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2528, 31.3978, 13.9007) |
| Luminance | 0.3140 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Medium Green
#39AD48
ΔE00 2.30
Dark Pastel Green
#56AE57
ΔE00 2.83
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 3.10
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.38
Algae
#54AC68
ΔE00 3.72
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 3.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38AD56 #AD388F
analogous
#54AD38 #38AD56 #38AD91
triadic
#38AD56 #5638AD #AD5638
tetradic
#38AD56 #3854AD #AD388F #AD9138
square
#38AD56 #3854AD #AD388F #AD9138
split-complementary
#38AD56 #9138AD #AD3854
monochromatic
#1A5128 #297F3F #38AD56 #59C976 #87D89C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.88
#38AD56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.28
#38AD56 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38AD56
7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38AD56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38AD56 | 1.00 | 2.88 | 7.28 | 7.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9E4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0945C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#03AA99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38ad56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 173, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.163 148.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dc687',
500: '#38ad56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38ad56; $custom-light: #7dc687; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38ad56",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 173,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 135.385,
"s": 51.092,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66237,
"c": 0.16269,
"h": 148.3
},
"luminance": 0.314
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38AD56
secondary
#C27FB1
accent
#4DB6DB
background
#F8FCF8
surface
#EFF8F0
border
#CAD1CB
text
#0B130B
muted
#7C827C