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Recognised as Colour

#38CA34

  • #38CA34
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#38CA34 is a green with RGB values 56, 202, 52 and HSL 118°, 59%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#38CA34#38CA34
HEX#38CA34
RGBrgb(56, 202, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.7922, 0.2039
RGB percentages22%, 79.2%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(118.4, 59.1%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(118.4, 74.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK72.3%, 0%, 74.3%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,721,780
CSS custom property--colour: #38CA34;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.67:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#C735CB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFB715no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEAC44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00C4ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 2.6Spring green · ΔE 24.2Yellow green · ΔE 28.3Forest green · ΔE 30.2Lawn green · ΔE 30.4Green · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 2.63, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C634CA
Analogous#83CA34, #34CA7B
Triadic#3438CA, #CA3438
Split complementary#7B34CA, #CA3483
Tetradic#3483CA, #C634CA, #CA7B34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6F4D6
Lighter +30%#AFEAAD
Lighter +20%#87DF85
Lighter +10%#5FD55C
Darker −10%#2DA12A
Darker −20%#22791F
Darker −30%#165015
Darker −40%#0B280A
More saturated +25%#1AEA14
Less saturated −25%#56AA54

Channel breakdown

R56
G202
B52
Red56 (22%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue118.4°
Saturation (HSL)59.06%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G CA · B 34

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