#38C472#38C472
#38C472 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.167 H 152.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C472 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 196, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(145, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(145, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.4%, 0%, 41.8%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.55, -55.25, 30.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.55, 63.22, 150.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.73% -0.1489 0.0761) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.73% 0.167 152.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4059, 41.5327, 22.6467) |
| Luminance | 0.4154 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 1.03
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.46
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 1.83
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 1.90
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.37
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C472 #C4388A
analogous
#44C438 #38C472 #38C4B8
triadic
#38C472 #7238C4 #C47238
tetradic
#38C472 #3844C4 #C4388A #C4B838
square
#38C472 #3844C4 #C4388A #C4B838
split-complementary
#38C472 #B838C4 #C43844
monochromatic
#1D653B #2A9456 #38C472 #66D393 #96E1B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#38C472 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.31
#38C472 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C472
9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C472 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C472 | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.31 | 9.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B46C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A878
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c472; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 196, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.167 152.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d79b',
500: '#38c472',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c472; $custom-light: #81d79b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c472",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 196,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 144.857,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7273,
"c": 0.16722,
"h": 152.9
},
"luminance": 0.41536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C472
secondary
#CC8CB1
accent
#49A1DF
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C140E
muted
#7D837E