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Colour

#38DC6E

  • #38DC6E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium spring green

#38DC6E is a green with RGB values 56, 220, 110 and HSL 140°, 70%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium spring green.

Colour values

#38DC6E#38DC6E
HEX#38DC6E
RGBrgb(56, 220, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.8627, 0.4314
RGB percentages22%, 86.3%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(139.8, 70.1%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(139.8, 74.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK74.5%, 0%, 50%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,726,446
CSS custom property--colour: #38DC6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.63:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#C72391

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEC965no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBBB76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00D8C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium spring green · ΔE 14.9Spring green · ΔE 17Limegreen · ΔE 20.2Light green · ΔE 20.7Pale green · ΔE 20.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium spring green (#00FA9A)ΔE 14.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC38A6
Analogous#54DC38, #38DCC0
Triadic#6E38DC, #DC6E38
Split complementary#C038DC, #DC3854
Tetradic#3854DC, #DC38A6, #DCC038

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5FBEC
Lighter +30%#BAF3CD
Lighter +20%#8FEBAD
Lighter +10%#63E48E
Darker −10%#22BF56
Darker −20%#1A9442
Darker −30%#12692F
Darker −40%#0B3D1B
More saturated +25%#1BF964
Less saturated −25%#55BF78

Channel breakdown

R56
G220
B110
Red56 (22%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue139.76°
Saturation (HSL)70.09%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G DC · B 6E

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