#38CD59#38CD59
#38CD59 is a light, highly saturated green. Relative luminance 0.452; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.201 H 146.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38CD59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 205, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(133, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(133, 73%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.7%, 0%, 56.6%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.04, -62.30, 46.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.04, 77.53, 143.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.68% -0.1678 0.1098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.68% 0.201 146.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2635, 45.2218, 16.8465) |
| Luminance | 0.4522 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 3.53
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 4.25
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 4.67
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 5.31
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 5.46
Fresh Green
#69D84F
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38CD59 #CD38AC
analogous
#61CD38 #38CD59 #38CDA3
triadic
#38CD59 #5938CD #CD5938
tetradic
#38CD59 #3861CD #CD38AC #CDA338
square
#38CD59 #3861CD #CD38AC #CDA338
split-complementary
#38CD59 #A338CD #CD3861
monochromatic
#1C6F2E #28A043 #38CD59 #69D982 #9AE6AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#38CD59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.04
#38CD59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38CD59
10.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38CD59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38CD59 | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.04 | 10.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0BB4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAF62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38cd59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 205, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.201 146.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84dd8b',
500: '#38cd59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38cd59; $custom-light: #84dd8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38cd59",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 205,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 133.289,
"s": 59.839,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7468,
"c": 0.20052,
"h": 146.8
},
"luminance": 0.45225
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38CD59
secondary
#D18FC3
accent
#45C0E3
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FBF0
border
#CBD4CB
text
#0C150C
muted
#7D837D