#38C47B#38C47B
#38C47B is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.159 H 155.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C47B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 196, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(149, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(149, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.4%, 0%, 37.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.70, -53.57, 26.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.70, 59.65, 153.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.9% -0.1448 0.0657) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.9% 0.159 155.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9436, 41.7478, 25.4786) |
| Luminance | 0.4175 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 1.66
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.09
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.12
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.49
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 3.08
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C47B #C43881
analogous
#3BC438 #38C47B #38C4C1
triadic
#38C47B #7B38C4 #C47B38
tetradic
#38C47B #383BC4 #C43881 #C4C138
square
#38C47B #383BC4 #C43881 #C4C138
split-complementary
#38C47B #C138C4 #C4383B
monochromatic
#1D653F #2A945D #38C47B #66D39A #96E1BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#38C47B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.35
#38C47B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C47B
9.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C47B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C47B | 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)
#C3B476
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A880
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c47b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 196, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.159 155.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d7a1',
500: '#38c47b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c47b; $custom-light: #81d7a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c47b",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 196,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 148.714,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72902,
"c": 0.159,
"h": 155.6
},
"luminance": 0.41751
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C47B
secondary
#CC8CAD
accent
#4997DF
background
#F8FDFA
surface
#F0FAF3
border
#CBD3CD
text
#0C140F
muted
#7D837F