#38C36A#38C36A
#38C36A is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.409; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.173 H 151.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C36A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 195, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(142, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(142, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.3%, 0%, 45.6%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.11, -56.26, 34.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.11, 65.87, 148.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.33% -0.1515 0.0841) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.33% 0.173 151) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7455, 40.9089, 20.2776) |
| Luminance | 0.4091 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 1.55
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.94
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.48
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.69
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 2.98
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 4.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C36A #C33891
analogous
#4CC338 #38C36A #38C3B0
triadic
#38C36A #6A38C3 #C36A38
tetradic
#38C36A #384CC3 #C33891 #C3B038
square
#38C36A #384CC3 #C33891 #C3B038
split-complementary
#38C36A #B038C3 #C3384C
monochromatic
#1D6436 #2A9350 #38C36A #65D38D #95E1B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#38C36A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.18
#38C36A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C36A
9.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C36A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C36A | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.18 | 9.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B263
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A770
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c36a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 195, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.173 151.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d696',
500: '#38c36a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c36a; $custom-light: #81d696; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c36a",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 195,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 141.583,
"s": 55.378,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72331,
"c": 0.17322,
"h": 151
},
"luminance": 0.40912
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C36A
secondary
#CC8BB4
accent
#49A9DF
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C140D
muted
#7D837E