#38C370#38C370
#38C370 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.168 H 152.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C370 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 195, 112) |
| HSL | hsl(144, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(144, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.3%, 0%, 42.6%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.20, -55.23, 31.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.20, 63.49, 150.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.44% -0.1488 0.0774) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.44% 0.168 152.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0685, 41.0381, 21.9788) |
| Luminance | 0.4104 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 0.99
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.34
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 1.84
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.08
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.06
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C370 #C3388B
analogous
#46C338 #38C370 #38C3B6
triadic
#38C370 #7038C3 #C37038
tetradic
#38C370 #3846C3 #C3388B #C3B638
square
#38C370 #3846C3 #C3388B #C3B638
split-complementary
#38C370 #B638C3 #C33846
monochromatic
#1D6439 #2A9355 #38C370 #65D391 #95E1B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#38C370 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.21
#38C370 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C370
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C370 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C370 | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.21 | 9.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3B36A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A776
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c370; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 195, 112); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.168 152.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d69a',
500: '#38c370',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c370; $custom-light: #81d69a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c370",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 195,
"b": 112
},
"hsl": {
"h": 144.173,
"s": 55.378,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72435,
"c": 0.16774,
"h": 152.5
},
"luminance": 0.41041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C370
secondary
#CC8BB2
accent
#49A2DF
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C140E
muted
#7D837E