#38CA60#38CA60
#38CA60 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.191 H 148.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38CA60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 202, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(136, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(136, 72%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 0%, 52.5%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.18, -60.31, 41.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.18, 73.38, 145.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.99% -0.1623 0.1006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.99% 0.191 148.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8608, 43.9235, 18.2319) |
| Luminance | 0.4393 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 3.17
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.02
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.10
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 4.48
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.66
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 4.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38CA60 #CA38A2
analogous
#59CA38 #38CA60 #38CAA9
triadic
#38CA60 #6038CA #CA6038
tetradic
#38CA60 #3859CA #CA38A2 #CAA938
square
#38CA60 #3859CA #CA38A2 #CAA938
split-complementary
#38CA60 #A938CA #CA3859
monochromatic
#1D6B32 #299B49 #38CA60 #68D787 #99E4AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#38CA60 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.79
#38CA60 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38CA60
9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38CA60 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38CA60 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.79 | 9.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCB857
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAC68
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38ca60; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 202, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.191 148.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83db8f',
500: '#38ca60',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38ca60; $custom-light: #83db8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38ca60",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 202,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 136.438,
"s": 57.937,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73994,
"c": 0.19097,
"h": 148.2
},
"luminance": 0.43926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38CA60
secondary
#CF8EBE
accent
#47B7E1
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FBF0
border
#CBD4CB
text
#0C150D
muted
#7D837D