#38C77C#38C77C
#38C77C is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.162 H 155.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C77C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 199, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(149, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(149, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.9%, 0%, 37.7%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.65, -54.52, 26.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.65, 60.83, 153.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.69% -0.1473 0.0675) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.69% 0.162 155.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6900, 43.1399, 26.0378) |
| Luminance | 0.4314 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.12
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.16
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.19
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.45
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 2.90
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 3.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C77C #C73883
analogous
#3CC738 #38C77C #38C7C3
triadic
#38C77C #7C38C7 #C77C38
tetradic
#38C77C #383CC7 #C73883 #C7C338
square
#38C77C #383CC7 #C73883 #C7C338
split-complementary
#38C77C #C338C7 #C7383C
monochromatic
#1D6740 #2B975E #38C77C #68D49B #98E2BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#38C77C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.63
#38C77C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C77C
9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C77C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C77C | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.63 | 9.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B777
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5AB81
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c77c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 199, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.162 155.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d9a2',
500: '#38c77c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c77c; $custom-light: #82d9a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c77c",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 199,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 148.531,
"s": 56.078,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73693,
"c": 0.16202,
"h": 155.4
},
"luminance": 0.43143
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C77C
secondary
#CD8DAF
accent
#4898DF
background
#F8FDFA
surface
#F0FBF3
border
#CBD4CD
text
#0C150F
muted
#7D837F