#38CA5F#38CA5F
#38CA5F is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.192 H 148.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38CA5F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 202, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(136, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(136, 72%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 0%, 53%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.17, -60.45, 42.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.17, 73.76, 145.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.98% -0.1627 0.1016) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.98% 0.192 148) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8151, 43.9052, 17.9910) |
| Luminance | 0.4391 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 3.11
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.16
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.23
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 4.62
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 4.76
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38CA5F #CA38A3
analogous
#5ACA38 #38CA5F #38CAA8
triadic
#38CA5F #5F38CA #CA5F38
tetradic
#38CA5F #385ACA #CA38A3 #CAA838
square
#38CA5F #385ACA #CA38A3 #CAA838
split-complementary
#38CA5F #A838CA #CA385A
monochromatic
#1D6B32 #299B48 #38CA5F #68D786 #99E4AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#38CA5F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.78
#38CA5F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38CA5F
9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38CA5F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38CA5F | 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)
#CCB855
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAC67
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38ca5f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 202, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.192 148.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83db8f',
500: '#38ca5f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38ca5f; $custom-light: #83db8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38ca5f",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 202,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 136.027,
"s": 57.937,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7398,
"c": 0.19183,
"h": 148
},
"luminance": 0.43908
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38CA5F
secondary
#CF8EBE
accent
#47B8E1
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FBF0
border
#CBD4CB
text
#0C150C
muted
#7D837D