Recognised as Colour

#38B228

#38B228
Green
Dark
Nearest: Limegreen

#38B228 is a green with RGB values 56, 178, 40 and HSL 113°, 63%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#38B228

RGBrgb(56, 178, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.698, 0.1569

RGB percentages22%, 69.8%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(113, 63.3%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(113, 77.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK68.5%, 0%, 77.5%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,715,624

CSS custom property--colour: #38B228;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.57:1

Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#C74DD7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B6A102no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A89738no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original

Tritanopia#1CAC98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 13.4 Forest green · ΔE 19.6 Green · ΔE 20 Yellow green · ΔE 25.8 Light green · ΔE 32 Olivedrab · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A228B2

Analogous#7DB228, #28B25D

Triadic#2838B2, #B22838

Split complementary#5D28B2, #B2287D

Tetradic#287DB2, #A228B2, #B25D28

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BEEFB7

Lighter +30%#98E58E

Lighter +20%#72DC64

Lighter +10%#4CD33A

Darker −10%#2B881F

Darker −20%#1E5F15

Darker −30%#11350C

Darker −40%#040B03

More saturated +25%#23CD0D

Less saturated −25%#4D9743

Channel breakdown

R56

G178

B40

Red56 (22%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue113.04°

Saturation (HSL)63.3%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 38 · G B2 · B 28

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