#38C17A#38C17A
#38C17A is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.156 H 155.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C17A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 193, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(149, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(149, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71%, 0%, 36.8%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.74, -52.62, 25.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.74, 58.47, 154.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.11% -0.1423 0.0639) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.11% 0.156 155.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2114, 40.3831, 24.9273) |
| Luminance | 0.4039 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 1.42
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.06
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.32
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 2.61
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.05
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 3.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C17A #C1387F
analogous
#3BC138 #38C17A #38C1BF
triadic
#38C17A #7A38C1 #C17A38
tetradic
#38C17A #383BC1 #C1387F #C1BF38
square
#38C17A #383BC1 #C1387F #C1BF38
split-complementary
#38C17A #BF38C1 #C1383B
monochromatic
#1C623E #2A925C #38C17A #64D299 #94E0B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#38C17A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.08
#38C17A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C17A
9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C17A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C17A | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.08 | 9.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0B275
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA67F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c17a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 193, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.156 155.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d5a1',
500: '#38c17a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c17a; $custom-light: #81d5a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c17a",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 193,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 148.905,
"s": 55.02,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72109,
"c": 0.15598,
"h": 155.8
},
"luminance": 0.40386
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C17A
secondary
#CB8AAC
accent
#4997DE
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C140F
muted
#7D837E