#38C16C#38C16C
#38C16C is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.169 H 151.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C16C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 193, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(143, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(143, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71%, 0%, 44%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.51, -55.19, 32.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.51, 64.03, 149.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.85% -0.1486 0.08) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.85% 0.169 151.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4056, 40.0608, 20.6834) |
| Luminance | 0.4006 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 1.25
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.39
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.06
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 2.46
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.56
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 4.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C16C #C1388D
analogous
#49C138 #38C16C #38C1B1
triadic
#38C16C #6C38C1 #C16C38
tetradic
#38C16C #3849C1 #C1388D #C1B138
square
#38C16C #3849C1 #C1388D #C1B138
split-complementary
#38C16C #B138C1 #C13849
monochromatic
#1C6237 #2A9251 #38C16C #64D28E #94E0B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#38C16C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.01
#38C16C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C16C
9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C16C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C16C | 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)
#C2B166
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A572
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c16c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 193, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.169 151.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d597',
500: '#38c16c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c16c; $custom-light: #81d597; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c16c",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 193,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 142.774,
"s": 55.02,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71846,
"c": 0.1688,
"h": 151.7
},
"luminance": 0.40063
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C16C
secondary
#CB8AB2
accent
#49A6DE
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C140D
muted
#7D837E