#38C36D#38C36D
#38C36D is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.170 H 151.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C36D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 195, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(143, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(143, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.3%, 0%, 44.1%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.16, -55.76, 32.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.16, 64.68, 149.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.38% -0.1501 0.0808) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.38% 0.17 151.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9043, 40.9724, 21.1137) |
| Luminance | 0.4098 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 1.19
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.59
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.23
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.25
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 2.97
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C36D #C3388E
analogous
#49C338 #38C36D #38C3B3
triadic
#38C36D #6D38C3 #C36D38
tetradic
#38C36D #3849C3 #C3388E #C3B338
square
#38C36D #3849C3 #C3388E #C3B338
split-complementary
#38C36D #B338C3 #C33849
monochromatic
#1D6438 #2A9352 #38C36D #65D38F #95E1B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#38C36D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.19
#38C36D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C36D
9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C36D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C36D | 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)
#C4B367
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A773
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c36d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 195, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.170 151.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d698',
500: '#38c36d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c36d; $custom-light: #81d698; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c36d",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 195,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 142.878,
"s": 55.378,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72382,
"c": 0.17049,
"h": 151.7
},
"luminance": 0.40975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C36D
secondary
#CC8BB3
accent
#49A6DF
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C140E
muted
#7D837E