#38C16B#38C16B
#38C16B is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.170 H 151.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C16B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 193, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(142, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(142, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71%, 0%, 44.6%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.50, -55.36, 32.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.50, 64.43, 149.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.83% -0.1491 0.0811) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.83% 0.17 151.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3527, 40.0396, 20.4047) |
| Luminance | 0.4004 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 1.35
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.51
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.22
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 2.45
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.62
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 4.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C16B #C1388E
analogous
#4AC138 #38C16B #38C1B0
triadic
#38C16B #6B38C1 #C16B38
tetradic
#38C16B #384AC1 #C1388E #C1B038
square
#38C16B #384AC1 #C1388E #C1B038
split-complementary
#38C16B #B038C1 #C1384A
monochromatic
#1C6236 #2A9251 #38C16B #64D28D #94E0B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#38C16B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.01
#38C16B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C16B
9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C16B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C16B | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.01 | 9.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B165
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A571
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c16b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 193, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.170 151.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d596',
500: '#38c16b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c16b; $custom-light: #81d596; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c16b",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 193,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 142.336,
"s": 55.02,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71829,
"c": 0.16972,
"h": 151.5
},
"luminance": 0.40042
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C16B
secondary
#CB8AB3
accent
#49A7DE
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C140D
muted
#7D837E