#38C16E#38C16E
#38C16E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.167 H 152.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C16E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 193, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(144, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(144, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71%, 0%, 43%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.54, -54.84, 31.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.54, 63.23, 150.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.88% -0.1477 0.0778) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.88% 0.167 152.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5133, 40.1038, 21.2504) |
| Luminance | 0.4011 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 1.12
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.19
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 1.77
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.47
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 2.53
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 4.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C16E #C1388B
analogous
#46C138 #38C16E #38C1B3
triadic
#38C16E #6E38C1 #C16E38
tetradic
#38C16E #3846C1 #C1388B #C1B338
square
#38C16E #3846C1 #C1388B #C1B338
split-complementary
#38C16E #B338C1 #C13846
monochromatic
#1C6238 #2A9253 #38C16E #64D28F #94E0B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#38C16E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.02
#38C16E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C16E
9.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C16E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C16E | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.02 | 9.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1B168
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A574
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEAD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c16e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 193, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.167 152.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d598',
500: '#38c16e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c16e; $custom-light: #81d598; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c16e",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 193,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 143.65,
"s": 55.02,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71881,
"c": 0.16697,
"h": 152.2
},
"luminance": 0.40106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C16E
secondary
#CB8AB1
accent
#49A4DE
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C140E
muted
#7D837E