#38B853#38B853
#38B853 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.180 H 146.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38B853 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 184, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(133, 53%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(133, 70%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.6%, 0%, 54.9%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.32, -55.82, 40.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.32, 69.24, 143.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.1% -0.1505 0.098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.1% 0.18 146.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3312, 35.7440, 14.0097) |
| Luminance | 0.3575 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 2.20
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 2.94
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.98
Medium Green
#39AD48
ΔE00 3.18
Dark Pastel Green
#56AE57
ΔE00 3.82
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 4.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38B853 #B8389D
analogous
#5DB838 #38B853 #38B893
triadic
#38B853 #5338B8 #B85338
tetradic
#38B853 #385DB8 #B8389D #B89338
square
#38B853 #385DB8 #B8389D #B89338
split-complementary
#38B853 #9338B8 #B8385D
monochromatic
#1B5A29 #2A893E #38B853 #5FCE76 #8EDD9E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#38B853 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.15
#38B853 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38B853
8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38B853 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38B853 | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.15 | 8.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAA84A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB9D5B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38b853; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 184, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.180 146.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80ce86',
500: '#38b853',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38b853; $custom-light: #80ce86; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38b853",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 184,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 132.656,
"s": 53.333,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69101,
"c": 0.17959,
"h": 146.9
},
"luminance": 0.35746
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38B853
secondary
#C785B9
accent
#4BBEDD
background
#F8FCF8
surface
#F0F9EF
border
#CBD2CA
text
#0B140B
muted
#7C827C