#38CA5D#38CA5D
#38CA5D is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.194 H 147.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38CA5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 202, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(135, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(135, 72%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 0%, 54%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.14, -60.74, 43.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.14, 74.53, 144.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.95% -0.1635 0.1035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.95% 0.194 147.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7253, 43.8693, 17.5184) |
| Luminance | 0.4387 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 3.01
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.43
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.49
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 4.87
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 4.88
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38CA5D #CA38A5
analogous
#5CCA38 #38CA5D #38CAA6
triadic
#38CA5D #5D38CA #CA5D38
tetradic
#38CA5D #385CCA #CA38A5 #CAA638
square
#38CA5D #385CCA #CA38A5 #CAA638
split-complementary
#38CA5D #A638CA #CA385C
monochromatic
#1D6B30 #299B46 #38CA5D #68D784 #99E4AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#38CA5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.77
#38CA5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38CA5D
9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38CA5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38CA5D | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.77 | 9.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCB853
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAC65
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38ca5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 202, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.194 147.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83db8d',
500: '#38ca5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38ca5d; $custom-light: #83db8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38ca5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 202,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 135.205,
"s": 57.937,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73953,
"c": 0.19354,
"h": 147.7
},
"luminance": 0.43872
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38CA5D
secondary
#CF8EBF
accent
#47BAE1
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FBF0
border
#CBD4CB
text
#0C150C
muted
#7D837D