#38BB59#38BB59
#38BB59 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.178 H 147.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38BB59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 187, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(135, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(135, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.1%, 0%, 52.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.35, -56.04, 39.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.35, 68.44, 144.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.97% -0.1509 0.0947) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.97% 0.178 147.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2028, 37.1003, 15.4929) |
| Luminance | 0.3710 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 2.44
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.75
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 2.82
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 3.84
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.92
Medium Green
#39AD48
ΔE00 4.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38BB59 #BB389A
analogous
#58BB38 #38BB59 #38BB9B
triadic
#38BB59 #5938BB #BB5938
tetradic
#38BB59 #3858BB #BB389A #BB9B38
square
#38BB59 #3858BB #BB389A #BB9B38
split-complementary
#38BB59 #9B38BB #BB3858
monochromatic
#1C5D2C #2A8C43 #38BB59 #61D07D #90DEA3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#38BB59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.42
#38BB59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38BB59
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38BB59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38BB59 | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.42 | 8.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAB50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADA060
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38bb59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 187, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.178 147.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80d18a',
500: '#38bb59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38bb59; $custom-light: #80d18a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38bb59",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 187,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 135.115,
"s": 53.909,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69975,
"c": 0.17818,
"h": 147.9
},
"luminance": 0.37103
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38BB59
secondary
#C886B8
accent
#4BB8DD
background
#F8FCF8
surface
#F0F9F0
border
#CBD2CB
text
#0C140C
muted
#7D827D