#38C85F#38C85F
#38C85F is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.189 H 148.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C85F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 200, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(136, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(136, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 0%, 52.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.54, -59.76, 41.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.54, 72.75, 145.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.46% -0.1608 0.0999) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.46% 0.189 148.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3488, 42.9728, 17.8356) |
| Luminance | 0.4298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.82
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.87
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.97
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.37
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 4.66
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 4.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C85F #C838A1
analogous
#59C838 #38C85F #38C8A7
triadic
#38C85F #5F38C8 #C85F38
tetradic
#38C85F #3859C8 #C838A1 #C8A738
square
#38C85F #3859C8 #C838A1 #C8A738
split-complementary
#38C85F #A738C8 #C83859
monochromatic
#1D6931 #2A9948 #38C85F #68D586 #98E3AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#38C85F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.60
#38C85F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C85F
9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C85F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C85F | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.60 | 9.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAB656
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AB67
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c85f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 200, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.189 148.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82da8f',
500: '#38c85f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c85f; $custom-light: #82da8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c85f",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 200,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 136.25,
"s": 56.693,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7346,
"c": 0.18935,
"h": 148.2
},
"luminance": 0.42976
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C85F
secondary
#CE8EBD
accent
#48B7E0
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FBF0
border
#CBD4CB
text
#0C150C
muted
#7D837D