#38C16A#38C16A
#38C16A is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.171 H 151.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C16A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 193, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(142, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(142, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71%, 0%, 45.1%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.48, -55.53, 33.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.48, 64.83, 148.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.81% -0.1495 0.0822) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.81% 0.171 151.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3004, 40.0187, 20.1293) |
| Luminance | 0.4002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 1.46
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.63
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.37
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 2.45
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.69
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 4.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C16A #C1388F
analogous
#4BC138 #38C16A #38C1AF
triadic
#38C16A #6A38C1 #C16A38
tetradic
#38C16A #384BC1 #C1388F #C1AF38
square
#38C16A #384BC1 #C1388F #C1AF38
split-complementary
#38C16A #AF38C1 #C1384B
monochromatic
#1C6236 #2A9250 #38C16A #64D28C #94E0AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#38C16A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.00
#38C16A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C16A
9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C16A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C16A | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B163
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A570
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c16a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 193, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.171 151.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d596',
500: '#38c16a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c16a; $custom-light: #81d596; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c16a",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 193,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 141.898,
"s": 55.02,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71811,
"c": 0.17063,
"h": 151.2
},
"luminance": 0.40021
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C16A
secondary
#CB8AB3
accent
#49A8DE
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C140D
muted
#7D837E