#38C651#38C651
#38C651 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.199 H 145.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C651 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 198, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(131, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(131, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.7%, 0%, 59.1%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.75, -60.94, 47.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.75, 77.04, 142.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.76% -0.1644 0.1113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.76% 0.199 145.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3085, 41.8204, 14.6267) |
| Luminance | 0.4182 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.15
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 4.12
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 4.98
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 5.46
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 5.47
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C651 #C638AD
analogous
#66C638 #38C651 #38C698
triadic
#38C651 #5138C6 #C65138
tetradic
#38C651 #3866C6 #C638AD #C69838
square
#38C651 #3866C6 #C638AD #C69838
split-complementary
#38C651 #9838C6 #C63866
monochromatic
#1D672A #2B963D #38C651 #67D47A #97E2A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#38C651 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.36
#38C651 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C651
9.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C651 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C651 | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.36 | 9.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B445
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A95B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c651; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 198, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.199 145.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d885',
500: '#38c651',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c651; $custom-light: #83d885; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c651",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 198,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 130.563,
"s": 55.906,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72755,
"c": 0.19853,
"h": 145.9
},
"luminance": 0.41823
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C651
secondary
#CD8DC2
accent
#49C5DF
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FBEF
border
#CBD4CA
text
#0C150B
muted
#7D837C