#38C77E#38C77E
#38C77E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.160 H 156.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C77E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 199, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(149, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(149, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.9%, 0%, 36.7%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.68, -54.14, 25.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.68, 60.05, 154.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.73% -0.1464 0.0651) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.73% 0.16 156) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8178, 43.1910, 26.7107) |
| Luminance | 0.4319 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.30
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.39
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.47
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.68
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.07
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 3.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C77E #C73881
analogous
#39C738 #38C77E #38C7C6
triadic
#38C77E #7E38C7 #C77E38
tetradic
#38C77E #3839C7 #C73881 #C7C638
square
#38C77E #3839C7 #C73881 #C7C638
split-complementary
#38C77E #C638C7 #C73839
monochromatic
#1D6742 #2B9760 #38C77E #68D49D #98E2BC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#38C77E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.64
#38C77E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C77E
9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C77E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C77E | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.64 | 9.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B779
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4AB83
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c77e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 199, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.160 156.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d9a4',
500: '#38c77e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c77e; $custom-light: #82d9a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c77e",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 199,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 149.371,
"s": 56.078,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73733,
"c": 0.16021,
"h": 156
},
"luminance": 0.43194
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C77E
secondary
#CD8DAE
accent
#4895DF
background
#F8FDFA
surface
#F0FBF4
border
#CBD4CE
text
#0C150F
muted
#7D837F