#38C76F#38C76F
#38C76F is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.174 H 151.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C76F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 199, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(143, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(143, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.9%, 0%, 44.2%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.44, -56.88, 33.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.44, 65.97, 149.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.45% -0.1531 0.0823) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.45% 0.174 151.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9214, 42.8325, 21.9899) |
| Luminance | 0.4284 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 1.66
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 1.86
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.31
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.88
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 2.96
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C76F #C73890
analogous
#49C738 #38C76F #38C7B6
triadic
#38C76F #6F38C7 #C76F38
tetradic
#38C76F #3849C7 #C73890 #C7B638
square
#38C76F #3849C7 #C73890 #C7B638
split-complementary
#38C76F #B638C7 #C73849
monochromatic
#1D673A #2B9754 #38C76F #68D492 #98E2B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#38C76F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.57
#38C76F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C76F
9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C76F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C76F | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.57 | 9.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B668
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6AA75
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c76f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 199, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.174 151.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d999',
500: '#38c76f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c76f; $custom-light: #82d999; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c76f",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 199,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 143.077,
"s": 56.078,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73452,
"c": 0.17385,
"h": 151.7
},
"luminance": 0.42835
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C76F
secondary
#CD8DB5
accent
#48A5DF
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FBF2
border
#CBD4CC
text
#0C150E
muted
#7D837E