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Recognised as Colour

#38C937

  • #38C937
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#38C937 is a green with RGB values 56, 201, 55 and HSL 120°, 57%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#38C937#38C937
HEX#38C937
RGBrgb(56, 201, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.7882, 0.2157
RGB percentages22%, 78.8%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(119.6, 57.5%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(119.6, 72.6%, 78.8%)
CMYK72.1%, 0%, 72.6%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,721,527
CSS custom property--colour: #38C937;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#C736C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDB61Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDAB46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00C3ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 4Spring green · ΔE 24Yellow green · ΔE 28.2Forest green · ΔE 29.1Green · ΔE 29.6Medium spring green · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 3.97, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C837C9
Analogous#81C937, #37C97F
Triadic#3738C9, #C93738
Split complementary#7F37C9, #C93781
Tetradic#3781C9, #C837C9, #C97F37

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8F4D8
Lighter +30%#B0EAAF
Lighter +20%#88DF87
Lighter +10%#60D45F
Darker −10%#2CA12C
Darker −20%#217921
Darker −30%#165116
Darker −40%#0B290B
More saturated +25%#19E917
Less saturated −25%#57A957

Channel breakdown

R56
G201
B55
Red56 (22%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue119.59°
Saturation (HSL)57.48%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G C9 · B 37

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