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Recognised as Colour

#38C538

  • #38C538
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#38C538 is a green with RGB values 56, 197, 56 and HSL 120°, 56%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#38C538#38C538
HEX#38C538
RGBrgb(56, 197, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.7725, 0.2196
RGB percentages22%, 77.3%, 22%
HSLhsl(120, 55.7%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 71.6%, 77.3%)
CMYK71.6%, 0%, 71.6%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,720,504
CSS custom property--colour: #38C538;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.21:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#C73AC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9B220no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9A746no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 6.4Spring green · ΔE 24.9Forest green · ΔE 26.7Green · ΔE 27.5Yellow green · ΔE 27.7Medium spring green · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 6.42, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C538C5
Analogous#7FC538, #38C57F
Triadic#3838C5, #C53838
Split complementary#7F38C5, #C5387F
Tetradic#387FC5, #C538C5, #C57F38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6F3D6
Lighter +30%#AEE8AE
Lighter +20%#86DD86
Lighter +10%#5FD15F
Darker −10%#2D9D2D
Darker −20%#217621
Darker −30%#164E16
Darker −40%#0B260B
More saturated +25%#18E518
Less saturated −25%#58A558

Channel breakdown

R56
G197
B56
Red56 (22%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)55.73%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G C5 · B 38

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