#38B82A#38B82A
#38B82A is a light, highly saturated green. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.208 H 141.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38B82A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 184, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(114, 63%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(114, 77%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.6%, 0%, 77.2%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.97, -60.01, 57.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.97, 83.18, 136.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.7% -0.1636 0.129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.7% 0.208 141.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1882, 35.2868, 7.9898) |
| Luminance | 0.3529 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 2.10
Kelly Green
#4CBB17
ΔE00 2.67
Green (survey)
#15B01A
ΔE00 2.80
Frog Green
#58BC08
ΔE00 4.19
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 4.60
Kelly Green (survey)
#02AB2E
ΔE00 4.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38B82A #AA2AB8
analogous
#7FB82A #38B82A #2AB863
triadic
#38B82A #2A38B8 #B82A38
tetradic
#38B82A #2A7FB8 #AA2AB8 #B8632A
square
#38B82A #2A7FB8 #AA2AB8 #B8632A
split-complementary
#38B82A #632AB8 #B82A7F
monochromatic
#1A5413 #29861F #38B82A #57D64A #85E17B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#38B82A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.06
#38B82A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38B82A
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38B82A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38B82A | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.06 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCA604
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9C3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#17B29D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38b82a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 184, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.208 141.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81ce6e',
500: '#38b82a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38b82a; $custom-light: #81ce6e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38b82a",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 184,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 114.085,
"s": 62.832,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68696,
"c": 0.20836,
"h": 141.7
},
"luminance": 0.35289
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38B82A
secondary
#C175C9
accent
#42E6D6
background
#F8FCF7
surface
#F0F9ED
border
#CBD2C8
text
#0C1408
muted
#7D827B