#38C36C#38C36C
#38C36C is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.171 H 151.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C36C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 195, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(142, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(142, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.3%, 0%, 44.6%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.14, -55.93, 33.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.14, 65.08, 149.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.36% -0.1506 0.0819) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.36% 0.171 151.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8507, 40.9510, 20.8318) |
| Luminance | 0.4095 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 1.30
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.70
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.30
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.39
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 2.97
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C36C #C3388F
analogous
#4AC338 #38C36C #38C3B2
triadic
#38C36C #6C38C3 #C36C38
tetradic
#38C36C #384AC3 #C3388F #C3B238
square
#38C36C #384AC3 #C3388F #C3B238
split-complementary
#38C36C #B238C3 #C3384A
monochromatic
#1D6437 #2A9352 #38C36C #65D38E #95E1B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#38C36C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.19
#38C36C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C36C
9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C36C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C36C | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.19 | 9.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 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)
#C4B365
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A772
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c36c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 195, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.171 151.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d697',
500: '#38c36c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c36c; $custom-light: #81d697; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c36c",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 195,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 142.446,
"s": 55.378,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72365,
"c": 0.1714,
"h": 151.5
},
"luminance": 0.40954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C36C
secondary
#CC8BB4
accent
#49A7DF
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C140D
muted
#7D837E