#38CC42#38CC42

#38CC42 is a light, highly saturated green. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.216 H 143.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38CC42
RGB	rgb(56, 204, 66)
HSL	hsl(124, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(124, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 0%, 67.6%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.51, -64.56, 55.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.51, 85.15, 139.31°)
OKLab	oklab(74.17% -0.1748 0.1277)
OKLCH	oklch(74.17% 0.216 143.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.2056, 44.4171, 12.4509)
Luminance	0.4442 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38CC42 #CC38C2

analogous

#78CC38 #38CC42 #38CC8C

triadic

#38CC42 #4238CC #CC4238

tetradic

#38CC42 #3878CC #CC38C2 #CC8C38

square

#38CC42 #3878CC #CC38C2 #CC8C38

split-complementary

#38CC42 #8C38CC #CC3878

monochromatic

#1C6E22 #299E31 #38CC42 #69D870 #99E59F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.12

#38CC42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.88

#38CC42 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #38CC42

9.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38CC42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##38CC42	1.00	2.12	9.88	9.88
#FFFFFF	2.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#D0B92F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#BFAD4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C6B0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38cc42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 204, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.216 143.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85dd7d',
    500: '#38cc42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38cc42;
$custom-light: #85dd7d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38cc42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 204,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 124.054,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7417,
    "c": 0.21648,
    "h": 143.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.4442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38CC42

secondary

#D18FCC

accent

#45D8E2

background

#F8FDF7

surface

#F0FBEE

border

#CBD4C9

text

#0D150A

muted

#7D837C

Preview Lab

Preview with #38CC42

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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