Recognised as Colour

#38C269

#38C269
Green
Dark
Nearest: Medium seagreen

#38C269 is a green with RGB values 56, 194, 105 and HSL 141°, 55%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#38C269

RGBrgb(56, 194, 105)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.7608, 0.4118

RGB percentages22%, 76.1%, 41.2%

HSLhsl(141.3, 55.2%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(141.3, 71.1%, 76.1%)

CMYK71.1%, 0%, 45.9%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,719,785

CSS custom property--colour: #38C269;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.09:1

Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#C73D96

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3B262no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2A66Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00BFADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 13.5 Light green · ΔE 19.6 Pale green · ΔE 22.7 Forest green · ΔE 22.9 Medium spring green · ΔE 22.9 Sea green · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 13.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C23891

Analogous#4CC238, #38C2AE

Triadic#6938C2, #C26938

Split complementary#AE38C2, #C2384C

Tetradic#384CC2, #C23891, #C2AE38

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4F2DF

Lighter +30%#ACE7C1

Lighter +20%#84DCA3

Lighter +10%#5DD086

Darker −10%#2D9A54

Darker −20%#21733E

Darker −30%#164B29

Darker −40%#0A2413

More saturated +25%#19E160

Less saturated −25%#57A372

Channel breakdown

R56

G194

B105

Red56 (22%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue105 (41.2%)

Hue141.3°

Saturation (HSL)55.2%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 38 · G C2 · B 69

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