Recognised as Colour

#38DE57

#38DE57
Green
Light
Nearest: Limegreen

#38DE57 is a green with RGB values 56, 222, 87 and HSL 131°, 72%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#38DE57#38DE57

HEX#38DE57

RGBrgb(56, 222, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.8706, 0.3412

RGB percentages22%, 87.1%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(131.2, 71.6%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(131.2, 74.8%, 87.1%)

CMYK74.8%, 0%, 60.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,726,935

CSS custom property--colour: #38DE57;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53771WCAG 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 11.75:1

Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#C721A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E1CA48no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFBD62no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00D9C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 10.1 Spring green · ΔE 14.7 Medium spring green · ΔE 22.7 Pale green · ΔE 27.6 Light green · ΔE 28.4 Yellow green · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 10.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DE38BF

Analogous#6CDE38, #38DEAA

Triadic#5738DE, #DE5738

Split complementary#AA38DE, #DE386C

Tetradic#386CDE, #DE38BF, #DEAA38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E7FBEB

Lighter +30%#BBF4C6

Lighter +20%#8FEDA1

Lighter +10%#64E57C

Darker −10%#20C33F

Darker −20%#199731

Darker −30%#126B22

Darker −40%#0B3F14

More saturated +25%#1BFB45

Less saturated −25%#55C169

Channel breakdown

R56

G222

B87

Red56 (22%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue131.2°

Saturation (HSL)71.55%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 38 · G DE · B 57

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