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Recognised as Colour

#38FF4A

  • #38FF4A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lime

#38FF4A is a green with RGB values 56, 255, 74 and HSL 125°, 100%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lime.

Colour values

#38FF4A#38FF4A
HEX#38FF4A
RGBrgb(56, 255, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 1, 0.2902
RGB percentages22%, 100%, 29%
HSLhsl(125.4, 100%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(125.4, 78%, 100%)
CMYK78%, 0%, 71%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,735,370
CSS custom property--colour: #38FF4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.57:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#C700B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE72Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFD85Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00F8DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lime · ΔE 15.5Lawn green · ΔE 19.6Chartreuse · ΔE 20.2Limegreen · ΔE 21.5Spring green · ΔE 22.3Green yellow · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourLime (#00FF00)ΔE 15.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF38ED
Analogous#89FF38, #38FFAE
Triadic#4A38FF, #FF4A38
Split complementary#AE38FF, #FF3889
Tetradic#3889FF, #FF38ED, #FFAE38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D1FFD5
Lighter +20%#9EFFA7
Lighter +10%#6BFF78
Darker −10%#05FF1C
Darker −20%#00D113
Darker −30%#009E0E
Darker −40%#006B0A
More saturated +25%#38FF4A
Less saturated −25%#51E65E

Channel breakdown

R56
G255
B74
Red56 (22%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue125.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G FF · B 4A

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