#38C166#38C166
#38C166 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.174 H 150.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C166 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 193, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(140, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(140, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71%, 0%, 47.2%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -56.19, 35.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 66.42, 147.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.75% -0.1513 0.0865) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.75% 0.174 150.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0972, 39.9374, 19.0592) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 1.99
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.20
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 2.56
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 3.00
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.05
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 3.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C166 #C13893
analogous
#4FC138 #38C166 #38C1AB
triadic
#38C166 #6638C1 #C16638
tetradic
#38C166 #384FC1 #C13893 #C1AB38
square
#38C166 #384FC1 #C13893 #C1AB38
split-complementary
#38C166 #AB38C1 #C1384F
monochromatic
#1C6234 #2A924D #38C166 #64D289 #94E0AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#38C166 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#38C166 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C166
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C166 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C166 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B15F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A56C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c166; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 193, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.174 150.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d593',
500: '#38c166',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c166; $custom-light: #81d593; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c166",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 193,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 140.146,
"s": 55.02,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71745,
"c": 0.17427,
"h": 150.2
},
"luminance": 0.3994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C166
secondary
#CB8AB5
accent
#49ACDE
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF1
border
#CBD3CB
text
#0C140D
muted
#7D837E