#38C77D#38C77D
#38C77D is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.161 H 155.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C77D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 199, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(149, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(149, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.9%, 0%, 37.2%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.67, -54.33, 26.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.67, 60.44, 154.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.71% -0.1468 0.0663) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.71% 0.161 155.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7536, 43.1653, 26.3725) |
| Luminance | 0.4317 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.24
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.25
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.31
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.56
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 2.98
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 3.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C77D #C73882
analogous
#3BC738 #38C77D #38C7C4
triadic
#38C77D #7D38C7 #C77D38
tetradic
#38C77D #383BC7 #C73882 #C7C438
square
#38C77D #383BC7 #C73882 #C7C438
split-complementary
#38C77D #C438C7 #C7383B
monochromatic
#1D6741 #2B975F #38C77D #68D49C #98E2BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#38C77D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.63
#38C77D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C77D
9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C77D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C77D | 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)
#C6B778
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5AB82
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c77d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 199, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.161 155.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d9a3',
500: '#38c77d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c77d; $custom-light: #82d9a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c77d",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 199,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 148.951,
"s": 56.078,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73713,
"c": 0.16111,
"h": 155.7
},
"luminance": 0.43168
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C77D
secondary
#CD8DAF
accent
#4897DF
background
#F8FDFA
surface
#F0FBF4
border
#CBD4CE
text
#0C150F
muted
#7D837F