#38BB5F#38BB5F
#38BB5F is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.173 H 149.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38BB5F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 187, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(138, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(138, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.1%, 0%, 49.2%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.43, -55.13, 36.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.43, 66.07, 146.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.07% -0.1484 0.0885) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.07% 0.173 149.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4651, 37.2053, 16.8743) |
| Luminance | 0.3721 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 1.57
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 3.00
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.18
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 3.20
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 3.44
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 3.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38BB5F #BB3894
analogous
#52BB38 #38BB5F #38BBA1
triadic
#38BB5F #5F38BB #BB5F38
tetradic
#38BB5F #3852BB #BB3894 #BBA138
square
#38BB5F #3852BB #BB3894 #BBA138
split-complementary
#38BB5F #A138BB #BB3852
monochromatic
#1C5D2F #2A8C47 #38BB5F #61D082 #90DEA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#38BB5F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.44
#38BB5F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38BB5F
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38BB5F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38BB5F | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.44 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCAB57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADA066
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38bb5f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 187, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.173 149.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80d08e',
500: '#38bb5f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38bb5f; $custom-light: #80d08e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38bb5f",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 187,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 137.863,
"s": 53.909,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70066,
"c": 0.17284,
"h": 149.2
},
"luminance": 0.37208
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38BB5F
secondary
#C886B5
accent
#4BB2DD
background
#F8FCF8
surface
#F0F9F0
border
#CBD2CB
text
#0B140C
muted
#7C827D