#38C85A#38C85A
#38C85A is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.194 H 147.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C85A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 200, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(134, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(134, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 0%, 55%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.48, -60.46, 43.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.48, 74.67, 144.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.39% -0.1628 0.1047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.39% 0.194 147.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1288, 42.8848, 16.6768) |
| Luminance | 0.4289 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.55
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.54
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.65
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 4.96
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 5.01
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C85A #C838A6
analogous
#5EC838 #38C85A #38C8A2
triadic
#38C85A #5A38C8 #C85A38
tetradic
#38C85A #385EC8 #C838A6 #C8A238
square
#38C85A #385EC8 #C838A6 #C8A238
split-complementary
#38C85A #A238C8 #C8385E
monochromatic
#1D692F #2A9944 #38C85A #68D582 #98E3AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#38C85A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.58
#38C85A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C85A
9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C85A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C85A | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.58 | 9.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAB650
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAA62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c85a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 200, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.194 147.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83da8b',
500: '#38c85a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c85a; $custom-light: #83da8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c85a",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 200,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 134.167,
"s": 56.693,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73391,
"c": 0.1936,
"h": 147.3
},
"luminance": 0.42887
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C85A
secondary
#CE8EBF
accent
#48BCE0
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FBF0
border
#CBD4CB
text
#0C150C
muted
#7D837D