#38C45E#38C45E
#38C45E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.185 H 148.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C45E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 196, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(136, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(136, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.4%, 0%, 52%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.26, -58.50, 40.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.26, 71.11, 145.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.4% -0.1575 0.0975) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.4% 0.185 148.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3894, 41.1261, 17.2930) |
| Luminance | 0.4113 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.40
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.43
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 3.80
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.92
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 4.00
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 4.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C45E #C4389E
analogous
#58C438 #38C45E #38C4A4
triadic
#38C45E #5E38C4 #C45E38
tetradic
#38C45E #3858C4 #C4389E #C4A438
square
#38C45E #3858C4 #C4389E #C4A438
split-complementary
#38C45E #A438C4 #C43858
monochromatic
#1D6530 #2A9447 #38C45E #66D384 #96E1AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#38C45E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.23
#38C45E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C45E
9.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C45E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C45E | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.23 | 9.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B355
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A766
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c45e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 196, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.185 148.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d78e',
500: '#38c45e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c45e; $custom-light: #82d78e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c45e",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 196,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 136.286,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72404,
"c": 0.18521,
"h": 148.2
},
"luminance": 0.41129
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C45E
secondary
#CC8CBB
accent
#49B6DF
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FAF0
border
#CBD3CB
text
#0C140C
muted
#7D837D