#38CA5E#38CA5E
#38CA5E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.193 H 147.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38CA5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 202, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(136, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(136, 72%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 0%, 53.5%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.15, -60.60, 42.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.15, 74.14, 144.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.97% -0.1631 0.1026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.97% 0.193 147.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7699, 43.8871, 17.7531) |
| Luminance | 0.4389 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 3.06
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.29
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.36
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 4.75
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 4.81
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38CA5E #CA38A4
analogous
#5BCA38 #38CA5E #38CAA7
triadic
#38CA5E #5E38CA #CA5E38
tetradic
#38CA5E #385BCA #CA38A4 #CAA738
square
#38CA5E #385BCA #CA38A4 #CAA738
split-complementary
#38CA5E #A738CA #CA385B
monochromatic
#1D6B31 #299B47 #38CA5E #68D785 #99E4AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#38CA5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.78
#38CA5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38CA5E
9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38CA5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38CA5E | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.78 | 9.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCB854
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAC66
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38ca5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 202, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.193 147.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83db8e',
500: '#38ca5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38ca5e; $custom-light: #83db8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38ca5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 202,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 135.616,
"s": 57.937,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73966,
"c": 0.19268,
"h": 147.8
},
"luminance": 0.4389
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38CA5E
secondary
#CF8EBE
accent
#47B9E1
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FBF0
border
#CBD4CB
text
#0C150C
muted
#7D837D