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Recognised as Colour

#38C408

  • #38C408
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#38C408 is a green with RGB values 56, 196, 8 and HSL 105°, 92%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#38C408#38C408
HEX#38C408
RGBrgb(56, 196, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.7686, 0.0314
RGB percentages22%, 76.9%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(104.7, 92.2%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(104.7, 95.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK71.4%, 0%, 95.9%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,720,200
CSS custom property--colour: #38C408;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#C73BF7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9B100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAA62Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Tritanopia#14BDA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 7.5Lawn green · ΔE 25.7Chartreuse · ΔE 27Yellow green · ΔE 28.1Green yellow · ΔE 29.1Spring green · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 7.51, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9408C4
Analogous#96C408, #08C436
Triadic#0838C4, #C40838
Split complementary#3608C4, #C40896
Tetradic#0896C4, #9408C4, #C43608

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5FB9D
Lighter +30%#90F96C
Lighter +20%#6BF73B
Lighter +10%#46F50A
Darker −10%#2A9306
Darker −20%#1C6204
Darker −30%#0E3102
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#34CC00
Less saturated −25%#44AB22

Channel breakdown

R56
G196
B8
Red56 (22%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue104.68°
Saturation (HSL)92.16%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G C4 · B 08

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