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#38FA45 Color

#38FA45 is rgb(56, 250, 69) in RGB, hsl(124, 95%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(78%, 0%, 72%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Erin (#00FF40), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#38FA45
HEX#38FA45
RGBrgb(56, 250, 69)
HSLhsl(124, 95%, 60%)
HSVhsv(124, 78%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 0%, 72%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(86.1% 0.264 143.5)
LABlab(86.89% -72.47 67.77)
LCHlch(86.89% 99.22 136.92)

What #38FA45 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 #38FA45, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#38FA45 Channel Values

How #38FA45 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 250 · B 698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 124° · S 95% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 124° · S 78% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 78% · M 0% · Y 72% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.41:1 vs white · 14.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #38FA45 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 text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #38FA45

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #38FA45; 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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Tints & Shades of #38FA45

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #38FA45.

How #38FA45 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#38FA45
Protanopia#E7E747
Protanomaly#BBEF46
Deuteranopia#D3D352
Deuteranomaly#ABE44D
Tritanopia#6DEDED
Tritanomaly#5CF2C0
Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #38FA45 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-38fa45: #38FA45;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #38FA45;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-38fa45': '#38FA45' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.220, green: 0.980, blue: 0.271)
Android XML<color name="color_38fa45">#38FA45</color>
SVG fillfill="#38FA45"

More Green Colors

#38FA45 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#38FA45 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #38FA45?

#38FA45 is a light green — rgb(56, 250, 69) in RGB and hsl(124, 95%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Erin (#00FF40), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #38FA45?

#38FA45 is rgb(56, 250, 69) — red 56, green 250, and blue 69 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #38FA45?

#38FA45 converts to approximately cmyk(78%, 0%, 72%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #38FA45 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #38FA45 scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #38FA45 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #38FA45 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 lime (#00FF00) at a CIE76 distance of 14.9, which is visibly different.

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