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Recognised as Colour

#38AF15

  • #38AF15
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#38AF15 is a green with RGB values 56, 175, 21 and HSL 106°, 79%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#38AF15#38AF15
HEX#38AF15
RGBrgb(56, 175, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.6863, 0.0824
RGB percentages22%, 68.6%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(106.4, 78.6%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(106.4, 88%, 68.6%)
CMYK68%, 0%, 88%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,714,837
CSS custom property--colour: #38AF15;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#C750EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B49E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6952Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Tritanopia#21A995no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 13.2Green · ΔE 20.8Forest green · ΔE 21.6Yellow green · ΔE 25.1Olivedrab · ΔE 32.9Spring green · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 13.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C15AF
Analogous#85AF15, #15AF3F
Triadic#1538AF, #AF1538
Split complementary#3F15AF, #AF1585
Tetradic#1585AF, #8C15AF, #AF3F15

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0F39D
Lighter +30%#8CEE6F
Lighter +20%#68E842
Lighter +10%#47DD1A
Darker −10%#298110
Darker −20%#1B540A
Darker −30%#0C2605
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2DC400
Less saturated −25%#45972E

Channel breakdown

R56
G175
B21
Red56 (22%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue106.36°
Saturation (HSL)78.57%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G AF · B 15

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