#38C471#38C471
#38C471 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.168 H 152.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C471 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 196, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(144, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(144, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.4%, 0%, 42.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.53, -55.43, 31.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.53, 63.61, 150.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.71% -0.1493 0.0772) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.71% 0.168 152.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3493, 41.5101, 22.3486) |
| Luminance | 0.4151 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 1.03
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.49
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 1.91
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 1.94
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.33
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C471 #C4388B
analogous
#45C438 #38C471 #38C4B7
triadic
#38C471 #7138C4 #C47138
tetradic
#38C471 #3845C4 #C4388B #C4B738
square
#38C471 #3845C4 #C4388B #C4B738
split-complementary
#38C471 #B738C4 #C43845
monochromatic
#1D653A #2A9456 #38C471 #66D392 #96E1B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#38C471 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.30
#38C471 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C471
9.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C471 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C471 | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.30 | 9.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B46B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A877
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c471; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 196, 113); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.168 152.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d79b',
500: '#38c471',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c471; $custom-light: #81d79b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c471",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 196,
"b": 113
},
"hsl": {
"h": 144.429,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72712,
"c": 0.16813,
"h": 152.7
},
"luminance": 0.41513
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C471
secondary
#CC8CB2
accent
#49A2DF
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C140E
muted
#7D837E