#38C36B#38C36B
#38C36B is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.409; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.172 H 151.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C36B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 195, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(142, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(142, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.3%, 0%, 45.1%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.13, -56.10, 33.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.13, 65.47, 148.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.35% -0.151 0.083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.35% 0.172 151.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7978, 40.9298, 20.5531) |
| Luminance | 0.4093 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 1.42
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.82
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.39
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.54
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 2.97
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C36B #C33890
analogous
#4BC338 #38C36B #38C3B0
triadic
#38C36B #6B38C3 #C36B38
tetradic
#38C36B #384BC3 #C33890 #C3B038
square
#38C36B #384BC3 #C33890 #C3B038
split-complementary
#38C36B #B038C3 #C3384B
monochromatic
#1D6437 #2A9351 #38C36B #65D38E #95E1B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#38C36B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.19
#38C36B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C36B
9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C36B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C36B | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.19 | 9.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B364
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A771
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c36b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 195, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.172 151.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d696',
500: '#38c36b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c36b; $custom-light: #81d696; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c36b",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 195,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 142.014,
"s": 55.378,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72348,
"c": 0.17231,
"h": 151.2
},
"luminance": 0.40933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C36B
secondary
#CC8BB4
accent
#49A8DF
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C140D
muted
#7D837E