#38C442#38C442
#38C442 is a light, highly saturated green. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.207 H 144.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C442 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 196, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(124, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(124, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.4%, 0%, 66.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.97, -61.95, 52.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.97, 81.39, 139.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.07% -0.1677 0.1219) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.07% 0.207 144) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3527, 40.7115, 11.8333) |
| Luminance | 0.4071 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.86
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 3.02
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 3.91
Kelly Green
#4CBB17
ΔE00 4.73
Apple
#6ECB3C
ΔE00 5.43
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C442 #C438BA
analogous
#74C438 #38C442 #38C488
triadic
#38C442 #4238C4 #C44238
tetradic
#38C442 #3874C4 #C438BA #C48838
square
#38C442 #3874C4 #C438BA #C48838
split-complementary
#38C442 #8838C4 #C43874
monochromatic
#1D6522 #2A9432 #38C442 #66D36E #96E19B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#38C442 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.14
#38C442 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C442
9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C442 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C442 | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.14 | 9.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B231
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A74E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c442; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 196, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.207 144.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d77c',
500: '#38c442',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c442; $custom-light: #83d77c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c442",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 196,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 124.286,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72069,
"c": 0.20735,
"h": 144
},
"luminance": 0.40714
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C442
secondary
#CC8CC8
accent
#49D4DF
background
#F8FDF7
surface
#F0FAEE
border
#CBD3C9
text
#0C150A
muted
#7D837C