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#38A356 Color

#38A356 is rgb(56, 163, 86) in RGB, hsl(137, 49%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 47%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (Pigment) (#00A550), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#38A356
HEX#38A356
RGBrgb(56, 163, 86)
HSLhsl(137, 49%, 43%)
HSVhsv(137, 66%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 47%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(63.6% 0.149 149.3)
LABlab(59.62% -44.69 30.56)
LCHlch(59.62% 54.14 145.63)

What #38A356 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #38A356, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 8.05Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.94GO Green#00AB66ΔE 9Spanish Green#009150ΔE 9.12Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 9.31Green Frog#00A86BΔE 10.9

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

#38A356 Channel Values

How #38A356 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 56 · G 163 · B 868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 137° · S 49% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 137° · S 66% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 47% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.21:1 vs white · 6.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #38A356 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #38A356 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #38A356

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #38A356; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#38A356
Complementary
#A33885
Analogous
#4FA338
Analogous
#38A38C
Triadic
#5638A3
Triadic
#A35638
Split comp.
#8C38A3
Split comp.
#A3384F

Tints & Shades of #38A356

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

#45BF68
#63CA80
#82D499
#9CDDAF
#BBE8C7
#D9F2E0

Shades

#308D4A
#2A7A40
#226334
#1B502A
#14391E
#0D2614

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #38A356.

How #38A356 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#38A356
Protanopia#979757
Protanomaly#7C9C56
Deuteranopia#8B8B5A
Deuteranomaly#739558
Tritanopia#4D9C9C
Tritanomaly#469F85
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #38A356 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-38a356: #38A356;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #38A356;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-38a356': '#38A356' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.220, green: 0.639, blue: 0.337)
Android XML<color name="color_38a356">#38A356</color>
SVG fillfill="#38A356"

More Green Colors

#38A356 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#38A356 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #38A356?

#38A356 is a mid-tone green — rgb(56, 163, 86) in RGB and hsl(137, 49%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (Pigment) (#00A550), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.05.

What is the RGB value of #38A356?

#38A356 is rgb(56, 163, 86) — red 56, green 163, and blue 86 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #38A356?

#38A356 converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 47%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #38A356 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #38A356 scores 3.21:1 against white and 6.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #38A356 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #38A356 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 8.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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