#38C05A#38C05A
#38C05A is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.184 H 147.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C05A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 192, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(135, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(135, 71%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.8%, 0%, 53.1%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.95, -57.67, 40.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.95, 70.62, 144.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.3% -0.1553 0.098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.3% 0.184 147.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3243, 39.2757, 16.0753) |
| Luminance | 0.3928 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.08
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.40
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.71
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 3.85
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 3.89
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C05A #C0389E
analogous
#5AC038 #38C05A #38C09E
triadic
#38C05A #5A38C0 #C05A38
tetradic
#38C05A #385AC0 #C0389E #C09E38
square
#38C05A #385AC0 #C0389E #C09E38
split-complementary
#38C05A #9E38C0 #C0385A
monochromatic
#1C612E #2A9144 #38C05A #64D27F #93DFA6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#38C05A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.86
#38C05A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C05A
8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C05A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C05A | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.86 | 8.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2AF51
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A462
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BCA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c05a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 192, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.184 147.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d48b',
500: '#38c05a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c05a; $custom-light: #81d48b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c05a",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 192,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 135,
"s": 54.839,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71301,
"c": 0.18364,
"h": 147.8
},
"luminance": 0.39278
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C05A
secondary
#CB89BA
accent
#4AB9DE
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FAF0
border
#CBD3CB
text
#0C140C
muted
#7D837D