#38C47A#38C47A
#38C47A is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.417; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.160 H 155.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C47A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 196, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(148, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(148, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.4%, 0%, 37.8%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.68, -53.77, 26.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.68, 60.05, 153.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.88% -0.1453 0.0669) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.88% 0.16 155.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8814, 41.7229, 25.1506) |
| Luminance | 0.4173 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 1.59
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 1.92
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.98
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.37
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 3.26
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C47A #C43882
analogous
#3CC438 #38C47A #38C4C0
triadic
#38C47A #7A38C4 #C47A38
tetradic
#38C47A #383CC4 #C43882 #C4C038
square
#38C47A #383CC4 #C43882 #C4C038
split-complementary
#38C47A #C038C4 #C4383C
monochromatic
#1D653F #2A945C #38C47A #66D399 #96E1B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#38C47A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.35
#38C47A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C47A
9.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C47A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C47A | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.35 | 9.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3B475
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A87F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c47a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 196, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.160 155.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d7a1',
500: '#38c47a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c47a; $custom-light: #81d7a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c47a",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 196,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 148.286,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72882,
"c": 0.15991,
"h": 155.3
},
"luminance": 0.41726
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C47A
secondary
#CC8CAE
accent
#4998DF
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C140F
muted
#7D837E