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#38E073 Color

#38E073 is rgb(56, 224, 115) in RGB, hsl(141, 73%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(75%, 0%, 49%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#38E073
HEX#38E073
RGBrgb(56, 224, 115)
HSLhsl(141, 73%, 55%)
HSVhsv(141, 75%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(75%, 0%, 49%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.202 150.1)
LABlab(79.25% -61.21 40.49)
LCHlch(79.25% 73.39 146.51)

What #38E073 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 #38E073, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.15Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 10.34Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 13.43Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 13.58Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 14.81Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 15.56

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

#38E073 Channel Values

How #38E073 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 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 141° · S 73% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 141° · S 75% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 75% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #38E073 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #38E073 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #38E073

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #38E073; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#38E073
Complementary
#E038A5
Analogous
#52E038
Analogous
#38E0C7
Triadic
#7338E0
Triadic
#E07338
Split comp.
#C738E0
Split comp.
#E03852

Tints & Shades of #38E073

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

#53E486
#6DE898
#88ECAB
#A7F1C1
#C1F5D3
#DCF9E6

Shades

#21D460
#1CB050
#179242
#127334
#0D5426
#083116

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #38E073.

How #38E073 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#38E073
Protanopia#CFCF74
Protanomaly#A8D674
Deuteranopia#BEBE79
Deuteranomaly#9ACC77
Tritanopia#5ED6D6
Tritanomaly#52DAB7
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #38E073 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-38e073: #38E073;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #38E073;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-38e073': '#38E073' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.220, green: 0.878, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_38e073">#38E073</color>
SVG fillfill="#38E073"

More Green Colors

#38E073 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#38E073 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #38E073?

#38E073 is a mid-tone green — rgb(56, 224, 115) in RGB and hsl(141, 73%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.15.

What is the RGB value of #38E073?

#38E073 is rgb(56, 224, 115) — red 56, green 224, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #38E073?

#38E073 converts to approximately cmyk(75%, 0%, 49%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #38E073 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #38E073 scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #38E073 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #38E073 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 13.58, which is visibly different.

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