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Recognised as Colour

#38CB3D

  • #38CB3D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#38CB3D is a green with RGB values 56, 203, 61 and HSL 122°, 59%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#38CB3D#38CB3D
HEX#38CB3D
RGBrgb(56, 203, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.7961, 0.2392
RGB percentages22%, 79.6%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(122, 58.6%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(122, 72.4%, 79.6%)
CMYK72.4%, 0%, 70%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,722,045
CSS custom property--colour: #38CB3D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.78:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#C734C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFB827no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEAC4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 5Spring green · ΔE 22.7Yellow green · ΔE 28.7Forest green · ΔE 29Medium spring green · ΔE 29.6Green · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 4.99, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB38C6
Analogous#7DCB38, #38CB86
Triadic#3D38CB, #CB3D38
Split complementary#8738CB, #CB387C
Tetradic#387DCB, #CB38C6, #CB8638

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAF5DB
Lighter +30%#B1EBB3
Lighter +20%#89E08C
Lighter +10%#60D664
Darker −10%#2BA52F
Darker −20%#217C24
Darker −30%#165418
Darker −40%#0B2C0C
More saturated +25%#19EA20
Less saturated −25%#57AC5A

Channel breakdown

R56
G203
B61
Red56 (22%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue122.04°
Saturation (HSL)58.57%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G CB · B 3D

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