#38C85B#38C85B
#38C85B is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.193 H 147.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C85B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 200, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(135, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(135, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 0%, 54.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.49, -60.32, 43.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.49, 74.29, 144.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.41% -0.1624 0.1038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.41% 0.193 147.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1717, 42.9019, 16.9025) |
| Luminance | 0.4290 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.59
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.41
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.51
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.88
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 5.10
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C85B #C838A5
analogous
#5DC838 #38C85B #38C8A3
triadic
#38C85B #5B38C8 #C85B38
tetradic
#38C85B #385DC8 #C838A5 #C8A338
square
#38C85B #385DC8 #C838A5 #C8A338
split-complementary
#38C85B #A338C8 #C8385D
monochromatic
#1D692F #2A9945 #38C85B #68D583 #98E3AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#38C85B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.58
#38C85B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C85B
9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C85B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C85B | 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)
#CAB651
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AA63
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c85b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 200, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.193 147.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83da8c',
500: '#38c85b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c85b; $custom-light: #83da8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c85b",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 200,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 134.583,
"s": 56.693,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73405,
"c": 0.19276,
"h": 147.4
},
"luminance": 0.42905
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C85B
secondary
#CE8EBE
accent
#48BBE0
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FBF0
border
#CBD4CB
text
#0C150C
muted
#7D837D