#38C56D#38C56D
#38C56D is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.419; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.173 H 151.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C56D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 197, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(143, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(143, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.6%, 0%, 44.7%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.78, -56.49, 33.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.78, 65.72, 149.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.9% -0.1521 0.0826) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.9% 0.173 151.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3554, 41.8746, 21.2641) |
| Luminance | 0.4188 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 1.45
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.01
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.07
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.66
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.44
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C56D #C53890
analogous
#4AC538 #38C56D #38C5B3
triadic
#38C56D #6D38C5 #C56D38
tetradic
#38C56D #384AC5 #C53890 #C5B338
square
#38C56D #384AC5 #C53890 #C5B338
split-complementary
#38C56D #B338C5 #C5384A
monochromatic
#1D6638 #2A9553 #38C56D #67D490 #96E1B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#38C56D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.38
#38C56D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C56D
9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C56D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C56D | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.38 | 9.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B466
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A873
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c56d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 197, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.173 151.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d898',
500: '#38c56d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c56d; $custom-light: #82d898; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c56d",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 197,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 142.553,
"s": 55.731,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.729,
"c": 0.17308,
"h": 151.5
},
"luminance": 0.41877
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C56D
secondary
#CD8CB4
accent
#49A7DF
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C150E
muted
#7D837E