Colour

#38ED59

#38ED59
Green
Light
Nearest: Limegreen

#38ED59 is a green with RGB values 56, 237, 89 and HSL 131°, 83%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#38ED59#38ED59

HEX#38ED59

RGBrgb(56, 237, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.9294, 0.349

RGB percentages22%, 92.9%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(130.9, 83.4%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(130.9, 76.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK76.4%, 0%, 62.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,730,777

CSS custom property--colour: #38ED59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.43:1

Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#C712A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F1D748no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDC966no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00E7CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 12.4 Spring green · ΔE 12.6 Medium spring green · ΔE 25.6 Lawn green · ΔE 28.4 Lime · ΔE 29.3 Chartreuse · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ED38CC

Analogous#72ED38, #38EDB3

Triadic#5938ED, #ED5938

Split complementary#B338ED, #ED3872

Tetradic#3872ED, #ED38CC, #EDB338

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3FEF5

Lighter +30%#C4FACE

Lighter +20%#96F5A7

Lighter +10%#67F180

Darker −10%#14DE39

Darker −20%#10AF2D

Darker −30%#0C8021

Darker −40%#075215

More saturated +25%#26FF4E

Less saturated −25%#53D26A

Channel breakdown

R56

G237

B89

Red56 (22%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue130.94°

Saturation (HSL)83.41%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 38 · G ED · B 59

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