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Recognised as Colour

#38AC6C

  • #38AC6C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#38AC6C is a green with RGB values 56, 172, 108 and HSL 147°, 51%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#38AC6C#38AC6C
HEX#38AC6C
RGBrgb(56, 172, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.6745, 0.4235
RGB percentages22%, 67.5%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(146.9, 50.9%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(146.9, 67.4%, 67.5%)
CMYK67.4%, 0%, 37.2%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,714,156
CSS custom property--colour: #38AC6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#C75393

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AB9E68no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D9470no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00AA9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 2.7Sea green · ΔE 14Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.9Forest green · ΔE 24.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 25.7Light green · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 2.7, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC3878
Analogous#3EAC38, #38ACA6
Triadic#6C38AC, #AC6C38
Split complementary#A638AC, #AC383E
Tetradic#383EAC, #AC3878, #ACA638

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4ECD6
Lighter +30%#9EDFBB
Lighter +20%#77D3A0
Lighter +10%#51C685
Darker −10%#2B8654
Darker −20%#1F5F3C
Darker −30%#123924
Darker −40%#06120B
More saturated +25%#1CC969
Less saturated −25%#55906F

Channel breakdown

R56
G172
B108
Red56 (22%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue146.9°
Saturation (HSL)50.88%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G AC · B 6C

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