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Recognised as Colour

#38CE5E

  • #38CE5E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#38CE5E is a green with RGB values 56, 206, 94 and HSL 135°, 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 Limegreen.

Colour values

#38CE5E#38CE5E
HEX#38CE5E
RGBrgb(56, 206, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.8078, 0.3686
RGB percentages22%, 80.8%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(135.2, 60.5%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135.2, 72.8%, 80.8%)
CMYK72.8%, 0%, 54.4%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,722,846
CSS custom property--colour: #38CE5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#C731A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0BC54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFB067no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00CAB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 18Medium spring green · ΔE 20.2Spring green · ΔE 21.4Light green · ΔE 21.7Pale green · ΔE 22.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 17.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE38A8
Analogous#5DCE38, #38CEA9
Triadic#5E38CE, #CE5E38
Split complementary#A938CE, #CE385D
Tetradic#385DCE, #CE38A8, #CEA938

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCF6E2
Lighter +30%#B3ECC1
Lighter +20%#8AE2A0
Lighter +10%#61D87F
Darker −10%#2AA94A
Darker −20%#208038
Darker −30%#165726
Darker −40%#0B2F14
More saturated +25%#19ED4F
Less saturated −25%#57AF6D

Channel breakdown

R56
G206
B94
Red56 (22%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue135.2°
Saturation (HSL)60.48%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G CE · B 5E

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