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Recognised as Colour

#38B648

  • #38B648
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#38B648 is a green with RGB values 56, 182, 72 and HSL 128°, 53%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#38B648#38B648
HEX#38B648
RGBrgb(56, 182, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.7137, 0.2824
RGB percentages22%, 71.4%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(127.6, 52.9%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(127.6, 69.2%, 71.4%)
CMYK69.2%, 0%, 60.4%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,716,680
CSS custom property--colour: #38B648;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#C749B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9A53Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AA9B51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Tritanopia#07B19Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 16.5Green · ΔE 20.5Limegreen · ΔE 20.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 22.5Light green · ΔE 24.8Pale green · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 16.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B638A6
Analogous#67B638, #38B687
Triadic#4838B6, #B64838
Split complementary#8738B6, #B63867
Tetradic#3867B6, #B638A6, #B68738

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBEFD0
Lighter +30%#A4E3AC
Lighter +20%#7DD788
Lighter +10%#56CB65
Darker −10%#2C8F39
Darker −20%#206829
Darker −30%#14411A
Darker −40%#081A0A
More saturated +25%#1AD432
Less saturated −25%#56985E

Channel breakdown

R56
G182
B72
Red56 (22%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue127.62°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G B6 · B 48

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