Vine Green (#38A32A)

The hex code for Vine Green is #38A32A. It is rgb(56, 163, 42) in RGB, hsl(113, 59%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 74%, 36%) in CMYK — a mid-tone green. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#38A32A

HEX#38A32A

RGBrgb(56, 163, 42)

HSLhsl(113, 59%, 40%)

HSVhsv(113, 74%, 64%)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 74%, 36%)

OKLCHoklch(63% 0.185 141.5)

LABlab(59.23% -48.59 49.79)

LCHlch(59.23% 69.57 134.30)

Colors Closest to Vine Green

Vine Green is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Slimy Green#299617ΔE 4.94 India Green#138808ΔE 9.99 Forest Green#228B22ΔE 10.73 Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 10.96 Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 11.11 Green#008000ΔE 13.05

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#38A32A Channel Values

How Vine Green breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 56 · G 163 · B 42	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 113° · S 59% · L 40%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 113° · S 74% · V 64%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 66% · M 0% · Y 74% · K 36%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.26:1 vs white · 6.44:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Vine Green background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text3.26:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #38A32A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With Vine Green

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Vine Green; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Vine Green

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Vine Green Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#38A32A

Protanopia#97972B

Protanomaly#7C9C2B

Deuteranopia#8B8B32

Deuteranomaly#73952F

Tritanopia#519A9A

Tritanomaly#499E7C

Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

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Using #38A32A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--vine-green: #38A32A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #38A32A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'vine-green': '#38A32A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.220, green: 0.639, blue: 0.165)

Android XML<color name="vine_green">#38A32A</color>

SVG fillfill="#38A32A"

More Green Colors

Vine Green sits in the greenfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

38e038 37a983 38ff38 355e3b 396039 35530e 39a78e 35431e 39ac6b 354230 39ff14 349d63 4dff4d 66cc66 85ff85 99ff66 adff2f caf7ca deefbd 004700 009b7d 00ff99 17452b 296e01

#38A32A Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Vine Green?

The hex code for Vine Green is #38A32A. That is rgb(56, 163, 42) in RGB, hsl(113, 59%, 40%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 74%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #38A32A?

#38A32A is rgb(56, 163, 42) — red 56, green 163, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #38A32A?

#38A32A converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 74%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #38A32A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #38A32A scores 3.26:1 against white and 6.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #38A32A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #38A32A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is forestgreen (#228B22) at a CIE76 distance of 10.73, which is visibly different.

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