#38C156#38C156
#38C156 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.188 H 147.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C156 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 193, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(133, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(133, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71%, 0%, 55.4%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.22, -58.58, 43.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.22, 72.67, 143.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.51% -0.1579 0.1027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.51% 0.188 147) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3789, 39.6501, 15.2761) |
| Luminance | 0.3965 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 1.71
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 4.08
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 4.10
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.34
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.56
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 4.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C156 #C138A3
analogous
#5FC138 #38C156 #38C19B
triadic
#38C156 #5638C1 #C15638
tetradic
#38C156 #385FC1 #C138A3 #C19B38
square
#38C156 #385FC1 #C138A3 #C19B38
split-complementary
#38C156 #9B38C1 #C1385F
monochromatic
#1C622C #2A9241 #38C156 #64D27C #94E0A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#38C156 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.93
#38C156 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C156
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C156 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C156 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.93 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3B04C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A55E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BDA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c156; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 193, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.188 147.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d588',
500: '#38c156',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c156; $custom-light: #81d588; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c156",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 193,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 133.139,
"s": 55.02,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71508,
"c": 0.18832,
"h": 147
},
"luminance": 0.39653
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C156
secondary
#CB8ABD
accent
#49BEDE
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FAF0
border
#CBD3CB
text
#0C140C
muted
#7D837D