#38C059#38C059
#38C059 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.184 H 147.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C059 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 192, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(135, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(135, 71%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.8%, 0%, 53.6%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.94, -57.81, 41.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.94, 71.01, 144.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.29% -0.1557 0.099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.29% 0.185 147.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2820, 39.2588, 15.8527) |
| Luminance | 0.3926 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 1.98
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.52
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 3.84
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.86
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.03
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C059 #C0389F
analogous
#5BC038 #38C059 #38C09D
triadic
#38C059 #5938C0 #C05938
tetradic
#38C059 #385BC0 #C0389F #C09D38
square
#38C059 #385BC0 #C0389F #C09D38
split-complementary
#38C059 #9D38C0 #C0385B
monochromatic
#1C612D #2A9143 #38C059 #64D27E #93DFA5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#38C059 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.85
#38C059 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C059
8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C059 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C059 | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.85 | 8.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2AF50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A461
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BCA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c059; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 192, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.184 147.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d48a',
500: '#38c059',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c059; $custom-light: #81d48a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c059",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 192,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 134.559,
"s": 54.839,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71287,
"c": 0.1845,
"h": 147.6
},
"luminance": 0.39261
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C059
secondary
#CB89BB
accent
#4ABADE
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FAF0
border
#CBD3CB
text
#0C140C
muted
#7D837D