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Recognised as Colour

#38DE8A

  • #38DE8A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium spring green

#38DE8A is a green with RGB values 56, 222, 138 and HSL 150°, 72%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium spring green.

Colour values

#38DE8A#38DE8A
HEX#38DE8A
RGBrgb(56, 222, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.8706, 0.5412
RGB percentages22%, 87.1%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(149.6, 71.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(149.6, 74.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK74.8%, 0%, 37.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,726,986
CSS custom property--colour: #38DE8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.98:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#C72175

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDCC84no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9BE90no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00DCC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium spring green · ΔE 13.6Light green · ΔE 17.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.1Pale green · ΔE 19.1Spring green · ΔE 25.9Aquamarine · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourMedium spring green (#00FA9A)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE388C
Analogous#39DE38, #38DEDD
Triadic#8A38DE, #DE8A38
Split complementary#DD38DE, #DE3839
Tetradic#3839DE, #DE388C, #DEDD38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7FBF1
Lighter +30%#BBF4D7
Lighter +20%#8FEDBD
Lighter +10%#64E5A4
Darker −10%#20C371
Darker −20%#199757
Darker −30%#126B3E
Darker −40%#0B3F25
More saturated +25%#1BFB8A
Less saturated −25%#55C18A

Channel breakdown

R56
G222
B138
Red56 (22%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue149.64°
Saturation (HSL)71.55%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G DE · B 8A

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