#38CA61#38CA61
#38CA61 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.190 H 148.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38CA61 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 202, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(137, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(137, 72%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 0%, 52%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.19, -60.17, 41.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.19, 72.99, 145.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.01% -0.1619 0.0996) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.01% 0.19 148.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9071, 43.9420, 18.4759) |
| Luminance | 0.4395 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 3.24
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.89
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.97
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 4.35
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.54
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 4.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38CA61 #CA38A1
analogous
#58CA38 #38CA61 #38CAAA
triadic
#38CA61 #6138CA #CA6138
tetradic
#38CA61 #3858CA #CA38A1 #CAAA38
square
#38CA61 #3858CA #CA38A1 #CAAA38
split-complementary
#38CA61 #AA38CA #CA3858
monochromatic
#1D6B33 #299B49 #38CA61 #68D787 #99E4AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#38CA61 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.79
#38CA61 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38CA61
9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38CA61 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38CA61 | 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)
#CCB858
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAC69
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38ca61; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 202, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.190 148.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83db90',
500: '#38ca61',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38ca61; $custom-light: #83db90; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38ca61",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 202,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 136.849,
"s": 57.937,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74009,
"c": 0.19011,
"h": 148.4
},
"luminance": 0.43945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38CA61
secondary
#CF8EBD
accent
#47B6E1
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FBF1
border
#CBD4CB
text
#0C150D
muted
#7D837E