#38B159#38B159
#38B159 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.165 H 148.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38B159 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 177, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(136, 52%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(136, 68%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.4%, 0%, 49.7%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.16, -52.39, 35.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.16, 63.21, 145.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.34% -0.1412 0.0859) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.34% 0.165 148.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1547, 33.0042, 14.8102) |
| Luminance | 0.3301 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 2.33
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 2.62
Medium Green
#39AD48
ΔE00 2.65
Dark Pastel Green
#56AE57
ΔE00 2.92
Jade Green
#2BAF6A
ΔE00 3.83
Algae
#54AC68
ΔE00 3.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38B159 #B13890
analogous
#53B138 #38B159 #38B195
triadic
#38B159 #5938B1 #B15938
tetradic
#38B159 #3853B1 #B13890 #B19538
square
#38B159 #3853B1 #B13890 #B19538
split-complementary
#38B159 #9538B1 #B13853
monochromatic
#1B542A #298342 #38B159 #5BCB7A #8ADA9F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#38B159 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.60
#38B159 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38B159
7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38B159 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38B159 | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.60 | 7.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A252
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4975F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AE9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38b159; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 177, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.165 148.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ec989',
500: '#38b159',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38b159; $custom-light: #7ec989; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38b159",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 177,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 136.364,
"s": 51.931,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67342,
"c": 0.16523,
"h": 148.7
},
"luminance": 0.33006
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38B159
secondary
#C481B2
accent
#4CB4DB
background
#F8FCF8
surface
#EFF8F0
border
#CAD1CB
text
#0B130C
muted
#7C827D