#38CD5C#38CD5C
#38CD5C is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.453; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.198 H 147.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38CD5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 205, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(134, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(134, 73%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.7%, 0%, 55.1%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.07, -61.90, 44.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.07, 76.40, 144.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.72% -0.1667 0.107) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.72% 0.198 147.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3921, 45.2732, 17.5235) |
| Luminance | 0.4528 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 3.56
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 4.43
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 4.67
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.93
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 5.06
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38CD5C #CD38A9
analogous
#5ECD38 #38CD5C #38CDA6
triadic
#38CD5C #5C38CD #CD5C38
tetradic
#38CD5C #385ECD #CD38A9 #CDA638
square
#38CD5C #385ECD #CD38A9 #CDA638
split-complementary
#38CD5C #A638CD #CD385E
monochromatic
#1C6F30 #28A045 #38CD5C #69D984 #9AE6AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#38CD5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.06
#38CD5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38CD5C
10.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38CD5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38CD5C | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.06 | 10.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFBB51
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAF65
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38cd5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 205, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.198 147.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84dd8d',
500: '#38cd5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38cd5c; $custom-light: #84dd8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38cd5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 205,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 134.497,
"s": 59.839,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74719,
"c": 0.19805,
"h": 147.3
},
"luminance": 0.45276
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38CD5C
secondary
#D18FC1
accent
#45BDE3
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FBF0
border
#CBD4CB
text
#0C150C
muted
#7D837D