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Recognised as Colour

#38CB51

  • #38CB51
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#38CB51 is a green with RGB values 56, 203, 81 and HSL 130°, 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

#38CB51#38CB51
HEX#38CB51
RGBrgb(56, 203, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.7961, 0.3176
RGB percentages22%, 79.6%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(130.2, 58.6%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(130.2, 72.4%, 79.6%)
CMYK72.4%, 0%, 60.1%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,722,065
CSS custom property--colour: #38CB51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.83:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#C734AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEB944no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDAD5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00C6B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 13.3Spring green · ΔE 21.6Medium spring green · ΔE 23.7Light green · ΔE 24.7Pale green · ΔE 25.6Forest green · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 13.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB38B2
Analogous#68CB38, #38CB9A
Triadic#5138CB, #CB5138
Split complementary#9A38CB, #CB3869
Tetradic#3869CB, #CB38B2, #CB9B38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAF5DE
Lighter +30%#B1EBBB
Lighter +20%#89E098
Lighter +10%#60D674
Darker −10%#2BA540
Darker −20%#217C30
Darker −30%#165421
Darker −40%#0B2C11
More saturated +25%#19EA3C
Less saturated −25%#57AC66

Channel breakdown

R56
G203
B81
Red56 (22%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue130.2°
Saturation (HSL)58.57%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G CB · B 51

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