#38C86D#38C86D
#38C86D is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.177 H 151.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C86D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 200, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(142, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(142, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 0%, 45.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.72, -57.58, 34.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.72, 67.28, 148.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.68% -0.155 0.0854) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.68% 0.177 151.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0434, 43.2506, 21.4934) |
| Luminance | 0.4325 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.08
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.11
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.73
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 2.99
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 3.36
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 4.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C86D #C83893
analogous
#4BC838 #38C86D #38C8B5
triadic
#38C86D #6D38C8 #C86D38
tetradic
#38C86D #384BC8 #C83893 #C8B538
square
#38C86D #384BC8 #C83893 #C8B538
split-complementary
#38C86D #B538C8 #C8384B
monochromatic
#1D6939 #2A9953 #38C86D #68D590 #98E3B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#38C86D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#38C86D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C86D
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C86D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C86D | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B766
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AB73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c86d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 200, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.177 151.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82da98',
500: '#38c86d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c86d; $custom-light: #82da98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c86d",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 200,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 142.083,
"s": 56.693,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73677,
"c": 0.17694,
"h": 151.1
},
"luminance": 0.43253
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C86D
secondary
#CE8EB6
accent
#48A8E0
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FBF2
border
#CBD4CC
text
#0C150E
muted
#7D837E