#38C97C#38C97C
#38C97C is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.165 H 155.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C97C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 201, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(148, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(148, 72%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.1%, 0%, 38.3%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.27, -55.27, 27.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.27, 61.88, 153.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.21% -0.1492 0.0695) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.21% 0.165 155) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1532, 44.0663, 26.1922) |
| Luminance | 0.4407 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 1.93
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.29
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 2.37
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.60
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.72
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 4.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C97C #C93885
analogous
#3CC938 #38C97C #38C9C4
triadic
#38C97C #7C38C9 #C97C38
tetradic
#38C97C #383CC9 #C93885 #C9C438
square
#38C97C #383CC9 #C93885 #C9C438
split-complementary
#38C97C #C438C9 #C9383C
monochromatic
#1D6A41 #2A9A5E #38C97C #68D69C #98E3BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#38C97C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.81
#38C97C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C97C
9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C97C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C97C | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.81 | 9.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B977
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AC81
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c97c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 201, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.165 155.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82daa2',
500: '#38c97c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c97c; $custom-light: #82daa2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c97c",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 201,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 148.138,
"s": 57.312,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74206,
"c": 0.16462,
"h": 155
},
"luminance": 0.44069
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C97C
secondary
#CF8EB0
accent
#4799E1
background
#F8FDFA
surface
#F0FBF3
border
#CBD4CD
text
#0C150F
muted
#7D837F