#38C46D#38C46D
#38C46D is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.172 H 151.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C46D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 196, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(143, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(143, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.4%, 0%, 44.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.47, -56.12, 33.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.47, 65.20, 149.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.64% -0.1511 0.0817) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.64% 0.172 151.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1291, 41.4220, 21.1886) |
| Luminance | 0.4143 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 1.30
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.79
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.13
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.45
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.23
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C46D #C4388F
analogous
#49C438 #38C46D #38C4B3
triadic
#38C46D #6D38C4 #C46D38
tetradic
#38C46D #3849C4 #C4388F #C4B338
square
#38C46D #3849C4 #C4388F #C4B338
split-complementary
#38C46D #B338C4 #C43849
monochromatic
#1D6538 #2A9453 #38C46D #66D38F #96E1B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#38C46D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.29
#38C46D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C46D
9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C46D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C46D | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.29 | 9.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B466
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A873
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c46d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 196, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.172 151.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d798',
500: '#38c46d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c46d; $custom-light: #81d798; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c46d",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 196,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 142.714,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72641,
"c": 0.17178,
"h": 151.6
},
"luminance": 0.41425
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C46D
secondary
#CC8CB4
accent
#49A6DF
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C140E
muted
#7D837E