#38C477#38C477
#38C477 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.417; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.163 H 154.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C477 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 196, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(147, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(147, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.4%, 0%, 39.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.63, -54.33, 28.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.63, 61.23, 152.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.82% -0.1466 0.0704) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.82% 0.163 154.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6983, 41.6497, 24.1867) |
| Luminance | 0.4165 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 1.46
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 1.51
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.64
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.08
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.44
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C477 #C43885
analogous
#3FC438 #38C477 #38C4BD
triadic
#38C477 #7738C4 #C47738
tetradic
#38C477 #383FC4 #C43885 #C4BD38
square
#38C477 #383FC4 #C43885 #C4BD38
split-complementary
#38C477 #BD38C4 #C4383F
monochromatic
#1D653D #2A945A #38C477 #66D397 #96E1B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#38C477 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.33
#38C477 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C477
9.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C477 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C477 | 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)
#C4B472
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A87C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c477; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 196, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.163 154.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d79f',
500: '#38c477',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c477; $custom-light: #81d79f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c477",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 196,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 147,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72824,
"c": 0.16265,
"h": 154.4
},
"luminance": 0.41653
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C477
secondary
#CC8CAF
accent
#499BDF
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C140E
muted
#7D837E