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Recognised as Colour

#38CA0A

  • #38CA0A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#38CA0A is a green with RGB values 56, 202, 10 and HSL 106°, 91%, 42%. 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

#38CA0A#38CA0A
HEX#38CA0A
RGBrgb(56, 202, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.7922, 0.0392
RGB percentages22%, 79.2%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(105.6, 90.6%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(105.6, 95%, 79.2%)
CMYK72.3%, 0%, 95%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,721,738
CSS custom property--colour: #38CA0A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#C735F5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFB600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFAB2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0CC3ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 8.1Lawn green · ΔE 23.2Chartreuse · ΔE 24.5Green yellow · ΔE 27.9Lime · ΔE 28.6Yellow green · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 8.06, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C0ACA
Analogous#98CA0A, #0ACA3C
Triadic#0A38CA, #CA0A38
Split complementary#3C0ACA, #CA0A98
Tetradic#0A98CA, #9C0ACA, #CA3C0A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAFBA5
Lighter +30%#94F875
Lighter +20%#6FF644
Lighter +10%#49F314
Darker −10%#2B9908
Darker −20%#1D6905
Darker −30%#103803
Darker −40%#020800
More saturated +25%#33D400
Less saturated −25%#46B024

Channel breakdown

R56
G202
B10
Red56 (22%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue105.63°
Saturation (HSL)90.57%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G CA · B 0A

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