#38C163#38C163
#38C163 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.177 H 149.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C163 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 193, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(139, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(139, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71%, 0%, 48.7%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.38, -56.67, 36.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.38, 67.61, 146.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.7% -0.1525 0.0897) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.7% 0.177 149.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9512, 39.8790, 18.2898) |
| Luminance | 0.3988 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.43
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.65
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 2.76
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 3.12
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.38
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 3.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C163 #C13896
analogous
#52C138 #38C163 #38C1A8
triadic
#38C163 #6338C1 #C16338
tetradic
#38C163 #3852C1 #C13896 #C1A838
square
#38C163 #3852C1 #C13896 #C1A838
split-complementary
#38C163 #A838C1 #C13852
monochromatic
#1C6232 #2A924B #38C163 #64D287 #94E0AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#38C163 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.98
#38C163 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C163
8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C163 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C163 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.98 | 8.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B05B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A56A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BDAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c163; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 193, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.177 149.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d591',
500: '#38c163',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c163; $custom-light: #81d591; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c163",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 193,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 138.832,
"s": 55.02,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71697,
"c": 0.17696,
"h": 149.5
},
"luminance": 0.39882
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C163
secondary
#CB8AB7
accent
#49B0DE
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF1
border
#CBD3CB
text
#0C140D
muted
#7D837E