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Recognised as Colour

#38CD08

  • #38CD08
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#38CD08 is a green with RGB values 56, 205, 8 and HSL 105°, 92%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#38CD08#38CD08
HEX#38CD08
RGBrgb(56, 205, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.8039, 0.0314
RGB percentages22%, 80.4%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(105.4, 92.5%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(105.4, 96.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK72.7%, 0%, 96.1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,722,504
CSS custom property--colour: #38CD08;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.9:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#C732F7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3B900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2AE2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Tritanopia#08C6AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 9Lawn green · ΔE 21.8Chartreuse · ΔE 23.1Lime · ΔE 26.9Green yellow · ΔE 27.3Spring green · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 9.02, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D08CD
Analogous#9BCD08, #08CD3A
Triadic#0838CD, #CD0838
Split complementary#3A08CD, #CD089B
Tetradic#089BCD, #9D08CD, #CD3A08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAFCA5
Lighter +30%#95FA74
Lighter +20%#6FF843
Lighter +10%#4AF612
Darker −10%#2B9C06
Darker −20%#1D6B04
Darker −30%#103A02
Darker −40%#020900
More saturated +25%#34D500
Less saturated −25%#46B223

Channel breakdown

R56
G205
B8
Red56 (22%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue105.38°
Saturation (HSL)92.49%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G CD · B 08

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