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Recognised as Colour

#38EE5E

  • #38EE5E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Spring green

#38EE5E is a green with RGB values 56, 238, 94 and HSL 133°, 84%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Spring green.

Colour values

#38EE5E#38EE5E
HEX#38EE5E
RGBrgb(56, 238, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.9333, 0.3686
RGB percentages22%, 93.3%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(132.5, 84.3%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(132.5, 76.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK76.5%, 0%, 60.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,731,038
CSS custom property--colour: #38EE5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.56:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#C711A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1D84Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDCA6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00E8CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Spring green · ΔE 11.2Limegreen · ΔE 13.2Medium spring green · ΔE 23.8Lawn green · ΔE 29.9Pale green · ΔE 30.7Lime · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourSpring green (#00FF7F)ΔE 11.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EE38C8
Analogous#6DEE38, #38EEB9
Triadic#5E38EE, #EE5E38
Split complementary#B938EE, #EE386D
Tetradic#386DEE, #EE38C8, #EEB938

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4FEF6
Lighter +30%#C5FAD0
Lighter +20%#96F6AA
Lighter +10%#67F284
Darker −10%#13E03E
Darker −20%#0FB131
Darker −30%#0B8224
Darker −40%#075317
More saturated +25%#27FF54
Less saturated −25%#53D36E

Channel breakdown

R56
G238
B94
Red56 (22%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue132.53°
Saturation (HSL)84.26%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G EE · B 5E

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