#38C261#38C261
#38C261 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.180 H 149.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C261 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 194, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(138, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(138, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.1%, 0%, 50%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.67, -57.34, 38.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.67, 68.91, 146.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.93% -0.1543 0.0927) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.93% 0.18 149) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0785, 40.2848, 17.8664) |
| Luminance | 0.4029 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.78
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.79
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 3.07
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.20
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.56
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 3.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C261 #C23899
analogous
#54C238 #38C261 #38C2A6
triadic
#38C261 #6138C2 #C26138
tetradic
#38C261 #3854C2 #C23899 #C2A638
square
#38C261 #3854C2 #C23899 #C2A638
split-complementary
#38C261 #A638C2 #C23854
monochromatic
#1D6332 #2A9349 #38C261 #65D285 #94E0AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#38C261 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.06
#38C261 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C261
9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C261 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C261 | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.06 | 9.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B159
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A668
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c261; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 194, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.180 149.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d690',
500: '#38c261',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c261; $custom-light: #81d690; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c261",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 194,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 137.826,
"s": 55.2,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71926,
"c": 0.18004,
"h": 149
},
"luminance": 0.40287
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C261
secondary
#CB8AB8
accent
#49B2DF
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FAF0
border
#CBD3CB
text
#0C140D
muted
#7D837D