#38C46C#38C46C
#38C46C is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.173 H 151.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C46C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 196, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(142, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(142, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.4%, 0%, 44.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.46, -56.29, 33.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.46, 65.60, 149.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.62% -0.1515 0.0828) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.62% 0.173 151.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0756, 41.4006, 20.9067) |
| Luminance | 0.4140 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 1.41
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.90
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.22
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.59
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.23
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C46C #C43890
analogous
#4AC438 #38C46C #38C4B2
triadic
#38C46C #6C38C4 #C46C38
tetradic
#38C46C #384AC4 #C43890 #C4B238
square
#38C46C #384AC4 #C43890 #C4B238
split-complementary
#38C46C #B238C4 #C4384A
monochromatic
#1D6538 #2A9452 #38C46C #66D38F #96E1B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#38C46C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.28
#38C46C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C46C
9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C46C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C46C | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.28 | 9.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B365
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A872
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c46c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 196, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.173 151.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d797',
500: '#38c46c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c46c; $custom-light: #81d797; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c46c",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 196,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 142.286,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72624,
"c": 0.17269,
"h": 151.3
},
"luminance": 0.41403
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C46C
secondary
#CC8CB4
accent
#49A7DF
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C140D
muted
#7D837E