#38C661#38C661
#38C661 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.185 H 148.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C661 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 198, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(137, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(137, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.7%, 0%, 51%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.93, -58.76, 39.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.93, 70.96, 145.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.97% -0.1582 0.0962) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.97% 0.185 148.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9808, 42.0893, 18.1672) |
| Luminance | 0.4209 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.81
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.26
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.57
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 3.73
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 4.29
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 4.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C661 #C6389D
analogous
#56C638 #38C661 #38C6A8
triadic
#38C661 #6138C6 #C66138
tetradic
#38C661 #3856C6 #C6389D #C6A838
square
#38C661 #3856C6 #C6389D #C6A838
split-complementary
#38C661 #A838C6 #C63856
monochromatic
#1D6732 #2B964A #38C661 #67D487 #97E2AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#38C661 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.42
#38C661 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C661
9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C661 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C661 | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.42 | 9.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B558
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A968
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c661; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 198, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.185 148.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d890',
500: '#38c661',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c661; $custom-light: #82d890; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c661",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 198,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 137.324,
"s": 55.906,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72969,
"c": 0.1851,
"h": 148.7
},
"luminance": 0.42092
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C661
secondary
#CD8DBA
accent
#49B4DF
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FBF0
border
#CBD4CB
text
#0C150D
muted
#7D837D