#38CD37#38CD37
#38CD37 is a light, highly saturated green. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.224 H 142.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38CD37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 205, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(120, 73%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.7%, 0%, 73.2%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.74, -65.83, 59.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.74, 89.01, 137.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.34% -0.1788 0.1356) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.34% 0.224 142.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1503, 44.7765, 10.9837) |
| Luminance | 0.4478 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 0.42
Apple
#6ECB3C
ΔE00 4.27
Fresh Green
#69D84F
ΔE00 4.28
Vibrant Green
#0ADD08
ΔE00 4.68
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 5.25
Kelly Green
#4CBB17
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38CD37 #CC37CD
analogous
#83CD37 #38CD37 #37CD81
triadic
#38CD37 #3738CD #CD3738
tetradic
#38CD37 #3783CD #CC37CD #CD8137
square
#38CD37 #3783CD #CC37CD #CD8137
split-complementary
#38CD37 #8137CD #CD3783
monochromatic
#1C6E1C #299F28 #38CD37 #69D968 #99E599
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#38CD37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.96
#38CD37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38CD37
9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38CD37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38CD37 | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.96 | 9.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1BA1B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1AE47
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38cd37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 205, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.224 142.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85de77',
500: '#38cd37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38cd37; $custom-light: #85de77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38cd37",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 205,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 119.6,
"s": 60,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74343,
"c": 0.22434,
"h": 142.8
},
"luminance": 0.44779
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38CD37
secondary
#D18FD1
accent
#45E3E2
background
#F9FDF7
surface
#F1FBEE
border
#CBD4C9
text
#0D1509
muted
#7E837B