#38C757#38C757
#38C757 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.195 H 146.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C757 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 199, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(133, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(133, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.9%, 0%, 56.3%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.13, -60.52, 44.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.13, 75.30, 143.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.09% -0.1631 0.1067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.09% 0.195 146.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7729, 42.3730, 15.9409) |
| Luminance | 0.4238 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.29
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 4.71
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.80
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.98
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 5.22
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C757 #C738A8
analogous
#61C738 #38C757 #38C79E
triadic
#38C757 #5738C7 #C75738
tetradic
#38C757 #3861C7 #C738A8 #C79E38
square
#38C757 #3861C7 #C738A8 #C79E38
split-complementary
#38C757 #9E38C7 #C73861
monochromatic
#1D672D #2B9742 #38C757 #68D47F #98E2A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#38C757 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.48
#38C757 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C757
9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C757 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C757 | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.48 | 9.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAB54C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AA60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c757; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 199, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.195 146.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d989',
500: '#38c757',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c757; $custom-light: #83d989; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c757",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 199,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 133.007,
"s": 56.078,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73091,
"c": 0.19487,
"h": 146.8
},
"luminance": 0.42376
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C757
secondary
#CD8DC0
accent
#48BFDF
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FBF0
border
#CBD4CB
text
#0C150C
muted
#7D837D