#38BC5A#38BC5A
#38BC5A is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.179 H 148.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38BC5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 188, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(135, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(135, 70%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.2%, 0%, 52.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.68, -56.25, 39.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.68, 68.57, 145.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.25% -0.1515 0.0945) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.25% 0.179 148) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4580, 37.5430, 15.7865) |
| Luminance | 0.3755 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 2.49
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.65
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 3.03
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 3.69
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.74
Medium Green
#39AD48
ΔE00 4.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38BC5A #BC389A
analogous
#58BC38 #38BC5A #38BC9C
triadic
#38BC5A #5A38BC #BC5A38
tetradic
#38BC5A #3858BC #BC389A #BC9C38
square
#38BC5A #3858BC #BC389A #BC9C38
split-complementary
#38BC5A #9C38BC #BC3858
monochromatic
#1C5E2D #2A8D43 #38BC5A #61D07E #90DEA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#38BC5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.51
#38BC5A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38BC5A
8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38BC5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38BC5A | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.51 | 8.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAC51
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEA161
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38bc5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 188, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.179 148.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80d18b',
500: '#38bc5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38bc5a; $custom-light: #80d18b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38bc5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 188,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 135.455,
"s": 54.098,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70252,
"c": 0.17857,
"h": 148
},
"luminance": 0.37545
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38BC5A
secondary
#C987B8
accent
#4AB8DD
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FAF0
border
#CBD3CB
text
#0C140C
muted
#7D837D