#38C55E#38C55E
#38C55E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.186 H 148.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C55E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 197, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(136, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(136, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.6%, 0%, 52.3%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.58, -58.85, 40.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.58, 71.62, 145.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.66% -0.1584 0.0983) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.66% 0.186 148.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6157, 41.5787, 17.3684) |
| Luminance | 0.4158 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.45
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.55
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.94
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 3.96
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 4.27
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C55E #C5389F
analogous
#59C538 #38C55E #38C5A4
triadic
#38C55E #5E38C5 #C55E38
tetradic
#38C55E #3859C5 #C5389F #C5A438
square
#38C55E #3859C5 #C5389F #C5A438
split-complementary
#38C55E #A438C5 #C53859
monochromatic
#1D6631 #2A9547 #38C55E #67D484 #96E1AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#38C55E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.32
#38C55E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C55E
9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C55E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C55E | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.32 | 9.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B455
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A866
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c55e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 197, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.186 148.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d88e',
500: '#38c55e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c55e; $custom-light: #82d88e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c55e",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 197,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 136.17,
"s": 55.731,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72664,
"c": 0.18646,
"h": 148.2
},
"luminance": 0.41581
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C55E
secondary
#CD8CBB
accent
#49B7DF
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FAF0
border
#CBD3CB
text
#0C150C
muted
#7D837D