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Recognised as Colour

#38CD80

  • #38CD80
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#38CD80 is a green with RGB values 56, 205, 128 and HSL 149°, 60%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#38CD80#38CD80
HEX#38CD80
RGBrgb(56, 205, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.8039, 0.502
RGB percentages22%, 80.4%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(149, 59.8%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(149, 72.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK72.7%, 0%, 37.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,722,624
CSS custom property--colour: #38CD80;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.21:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#C7327F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCBD7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAB085no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Tritanopia#00CBB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 11.8Light green · ΔE 18.8Medium spring green · ΔE 20.7Pale green · ΔE 21.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 26.2Aquamarine · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD3885
Analogous#3ACD38, #38CDCB
Triadic#8038CD, #CD8038
Split complementary#CB38CD, #CD383A
Tetradic#383ACD, #CD3885, #CDCB38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBF6E8
Lighter +30%#B2ECCE
Lighter +20%#8AE1B4
Lighter +10%#61D79A
Darker −10%#2AA867
Darker −20%#207F4E
Darker −30%#165635
Darker −40%#0B2E1C
More saturated +25%#19EC7F
Less saturated −25%#57AE81

Channel breakdown

R56
G205
B128
Red56 (22%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue148.99°
Saturation (HSL)59.84%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G CD · B 80

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