Skip to content

#38E068 Color

#38E068 is rgb(56, 224, 104) in RGB, hsl(137, 73%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(75%, 0%, 54%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Malachite (#0BDA51), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#38E068
HEX#38E068
RGBrgb(56, 224, 104)
HSLhsl(137, 73%, 55%)
HSVhsv(137, 75%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(75%, 0%, 54%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.211 148.1)
LABlab(79.13% -62.39 45.49)
LCHlch(79.13% 77.21 143.91)

What #38E068 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 #38E068, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 8.58Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 12.74Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.91Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 13.74Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 15.4Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 15.46

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

#38E068 Channel Values

How #38E068 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 224 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 137° · S 73% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 137° · S 75% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 75% · M 0% · Y 54% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #38E068 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #38E068 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #38E068

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #38E068; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#38E068
Complementary
#E038B1
Analogous
#5DE038
Analogous
#38E0BC
Triadic
#6838E0
Triadic
#E06838
Split comp.
#BC38E0
Split comp.
#E0385D

Tints & Shades of #38E068

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

#53E47C
#6DE890
#88ECA4
#A7F1BC
#C1F5D0
#DCF9E4

Shades

#21D454
#1CB046
#17923A
#12732D
#0D5421
#083113

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #38E068.

How #38E068 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#38E068
Protanopia#CFCF69
Protanomaly#A8D669
Deuteranopia#BEBE6F
Deuteranomaly#9ACC6C
Tritanopia#60D5D5
Tritanomaly#53DAB4
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #38E068 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-38e068: #38E068;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #38E068;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-38e068': '#38E068' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.220, green: 0.878, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_38e068">#38E068</color>
SVG fillfill="#38E068"

More Green Colors

#38E068 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#38E068 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #38E068?

#38E068 is a mid-tone green — rgb(56, 224, 104) in RGB and hsl(137, 73%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Malachite (#0BDA51), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.58.

What is the RGB value of #38E068?

#38E068 is rgb(56, 224, 104) — red 56, green 224, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #38E068?

#38E068 converts to approximately cmyk(75%, 0%, 54%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #38E068 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #38E068 scores 1.75:1 against white and 12.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #38E068 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #38E068 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 springgreen (#00FF7F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.74, which is visibly different.

Open #38E068 in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.