#38CC5E#38CC5E
#38CC5E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.195 H 147.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38CC5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 204, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(135, 59%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(135, 73%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.5%, 0%, 53.9%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.78, -61.29, 43.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.78, 75.15, 144.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.49% -0.165 0.1043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.49% 0.195 147.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2422, 44.8318, 17.9106) |
| Luminance | 0.4484 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 3.42
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 4.45
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.53
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.74
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 4.76
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38CC5E #CC38A6
analogous
#5CCC38 #38CC5E #38CCA8
triadic
#38CC5E #5E38CC #CC5E38
tetradic
#38CC5E #385CCC #CC38A6 #CCA838
square
#38CC5E #385CCC #CC38A6 #CCA838
split-complementary
#38CC5E #A838CC #CC385C
monochromatic
#1C6E31 #299E47 #38CC5E #69D885 #99E5AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#38CC5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.97
#38CC5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38CC5E
9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38CC5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38CC5E | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.97 | 9.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEBA54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAE66
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38cc5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 204, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.195 147.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83dd8e',
500: '#38cc5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38cc5e; $custom-light: #83dd8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38cc5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 204,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 135.405,
"s": 59.2,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74486,
"c": 0.19515,
"h": 147.7
},
"luminance": 0.44835
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38CC5E
secondary
#D18FC0
accent
#45BAE2
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FBF0
border
#CBD4CB
text
#0C150C
muted
#7D837D