#38C55F#38C55F
#38C55F is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.186 H 148.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C55F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 197, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(137, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(137, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.6%, 0%, 51.8%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.59, -58.71, 40.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.59, 71.23, 145.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.68% -0.158 0.0973) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.68% 0.186 148.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6609, 41.5968, 17.6063) |
| Luminance | 0.4160 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.55
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.41
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.81
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 3.82
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 4.18
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 4.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C55F #C5389E
analogous
#57C538 #38C55F #38C5A6
triadic
#38C55F #5F38C5 #C55F38
tetradic
#38C55F #3857C5 #C5389E #C5A638
square
#38C55F #3857C5 #C5389E #C5A638
split-complementary
#38C55F #A638C5 #C53857
monochromatic
#1D6631 #2A9548 #38C55F #67D485 #96E1AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#38C55F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.32
#38C55F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C55F
9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C55F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C55F | 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)
#C7B456
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A867
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c55f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 197, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.186 148.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d88e',
500: '#38c55f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c55f; $custom-light: #82d88e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c55f",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 197,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 136.596,
"s": 55.731,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72679,
"c": 0.18558,
"h": 148.4
},
"luminance": 0.41599
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C55F
secondary
#CD8CBB
accent
#49B5DF
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FAF0
border
#CBD3CB
text
#0C150C
muted
#7D837D