#38CA62#38CA62
#38CA62 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.189 H 148.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38CA62 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 202, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(137, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(137, 72%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 0%, 51.5%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.20, -60.02, 40.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.20, 72.61, 145.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.02% -0.1615 0.0987) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.02% 0.189 148.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9541, 43.9608, 18.7231) |
| Luminance | 0.4396 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 3.31
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.75
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.85
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 4.21
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.42
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 4.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38CA62 #CA38A0
analogous
#57CA38 #38CA62 #38CAAB
triadic
#38CA62 #6238CA #CA6238
tetradic
#38CA62 #3857CA #CA38A0 #CAAB38
square
#38CA62 #3857CA #CA38A0 #CAAB38
split-complementary
#38CA62 #AB38CA #CA3857
monochromatic
#1D6B33 #299B4A #38CA62 #68D788 #99E4AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#38CA62 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.79
#38CA62 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38CA62
9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38CA62 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38CA62 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.79 | 9.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 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)
#CCB859
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAC6A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38ca62; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 202, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.189 148.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83db91',
500: '#38ca62',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38ca62; $custom-light: #83db91; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38ca62",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 202,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 137.26,
"s": 57.937,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74023,
"c": 0.18925,
"h": 148.6
},
"luminance": 0.43964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38CA62
secondary
#CF8EBD
accent
#47B5E1
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FBF1
border
#CBD4CB
text
#0C150D
muted
#7D837E