#38B059#38B059
#38B059 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.164 H 148.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38B059 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 176, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(137, 52%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(137, 68%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.2%, 0%, 49.4%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.84, -52.02, 34.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.84, 62.67, 146.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.08% -0.1402 0.085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.08% 0.164 148.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.9580, 32.6107, 14.7446) |
| Luminance | 0.3261 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 2.52
Medium Green
#39AD48
ΔE00 2.64
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 2.78
Dark Pastel Green
#56AE57
ΔE00 2.90
Jade Green
#2BAF6A
ΔE00 3.69
Algae
#54AC68
ΔE00 3.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38B059 #B0388F
analogous
#53B038 #38B059 #38B095
triadic
#38B059 #5938B0 #B05938
tetradic
#38B059 #3853B0 #B0388F #B09538
square
#38B059 #3853B0 #B0388F #B09538
split-complementary
#38B059 #9538B0 #B03853
monochromatic
#1A532A #298242 #38B059 #5BCB79 #89D99F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#38B059 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.52
#38B059 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38B059
7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38B059 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38B059 | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.52 | 7.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A152
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3975F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AD9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38b059; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 176, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.164 148.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ec989',
500: '#38b059',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38b059; $custom-light: #7ec989; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38b059",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 176,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 136.5,
"s": 51.724,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67077,
"c": 0.16391,
"h": 148.8
},
"luminance": 0.32613
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38B059
secondary
#C480B1
accent
#4DB4DB
background
#F8FCF8
surface
#EFF8F0
border
#CAD1CB
text
#0B130C
muted
#7C827D