#38CA5A#38CA5A
#38CA5A is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.196 H 147.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38CA5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 202, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(134, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(134, 72%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 0%, 55.4%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.11, -61.15, 44.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.11, 75.67, 143.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.91% -0.1647 0.1064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.91% 0.196 147.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5951, 43.8172, 16.8322) |
| Luminance | 0.4382 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.91
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 4.70
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.83
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.87
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 5.06
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38CA5A #CA38A8
analogous
#5FCA38 #38CA5A #38CAA3
triadic
#38CA5A #5A38CA #CA5A38
tetradic
#38CA5A #385FCA #CA38A8 #CAA338
square
#38CA5A #385FCA #CA38A8 #CAA338
split-complementary
#38CA5A #A338CA #CA385F
monochromatic
#1D6B2F #299B44 #38CA5A #68D782 #99E4AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#38CA5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.76
#38CA5A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38CA5A
9.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38CA5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38CA5A | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.76 | 9.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCB84F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAC63
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38ca5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 202, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.196 147.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83db8b',
500: '#38ca5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38ca5a; $custom-light: #83db8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38ca5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 202,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 133.973,
"s": 57.937,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73912,
"c": 0.19605,
"h": 147.1
},
"luminance": 0.4382
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38CA5A
secondary
#CF8EC0
accent
#47BDE1
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FBF0
border
#CBD4CB
text
#0C150C
muted
#7D837D