#38C476#38C476
#38C476 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.164 H 154.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C476 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 196, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(147, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(147, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.4%, 0%, 39.8%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.61, -54.52, 28.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.61, 61.63, 152.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.8% -0.1471 0.0715) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.8% 0.164 154.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6386, 41.6258, 23.8721) |
| Luminance | 0.4163 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 1.33
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 1.54
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.56
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.01
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.41
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C476 #C43886
analogous
#40C438 #38C476 #38C4BC
triadic
#38C476 #7638C4 #C47638
tetradic
#38C476 #3840C4 #C43886 #C4BC38
square
#38C476 #3840C4 #C43886 #C4BC38
split-complementary
#38C476 #BC38C4 #C43840
monochromatic
#1D653D #2A9459 #38C476 #66D396 #96E1B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#38C476 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.33
#38C476 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C476
9.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C476 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C476 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.33 | 9.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B471
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A87B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c476; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 196, 118); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.164 154.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d79e',
500: '#38c476',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c476; $custom-light: #81d79e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c476",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 196,
"b": 118
},
"hsl": {
"h": 146.571,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72805,
"c": 0.16355,
"h": 154.1
},
"luminance": 0.41629
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C476
secondary
#CC8CB0
accent
#499CDF
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C140E
muted
#7D837E