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#38BC4E

#38bc4e ≈ Mantis

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#38bc4e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 73.73% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.51% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 130°, with 54.1% saturation and 47.84% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mantis (#74c365), ΔE 5.74.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.3736

Complementary

  1. #38bc4e
  2. #bc38a6

Split complementary

  1. #38bc4e
  2. #9038bc
  3. #bc3864

Analogous

  1. #64bc38
  2. #38bc4e
  3. #38bc90

Triadic

  1. #38bc4e
  2. #4e38bc
  3. #bc4e38

Tetradic

  1. #38bc4e
  2. #38a6bc
  3. #bc38a6
  4. #bc4e38

Square

  1. #38bc4e
  2. #3864bc
  3. #bc38a6
  4. #bc9038

Monochromatic

  1. #15461d
  2. #268136
  3. #38bc4e
  4. #6dd47e
  5. #a8e5b2

Shades

#38bc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38bc4e
  2. #32a946
  3. #2d963e
  4. #278437
  5. #22712f
  6. #1c5e27
  7. #164b1f
  8. #113817
  9. #0b2610
  10. #061308
  11. #000000

Tints

#38bc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38bc4e
  2. #4cc360
  3. #60c971
  4. #74d083
  5. #88d795
  6. #9cdea7
  7. #afe4b8
  8. #c3ebca
  9. #d7f2dc
  10. #ebf8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38bc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38bc4e
  2. #3fb653
  3. #46b058
  4. #4eaa5d
  5. #55a462
  6. #5c9e67
  7. #63986c
  8. #6a9271
  9. #728c76
  10. #79867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86ae8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfab43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa057 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bb248 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8fac53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #20b98a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38bc4e {
  color: #38bc4e;
}
Background
.bg-38bc4e {
  background-color: #38bc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38bc4e {
  border: 2px solid #38bc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38bc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 188 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 130 54% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38bc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38bc4e, #38bc90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38bc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 188 78 / 0.35);
}

#74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.74 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.00 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.16 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.19 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.42 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.66 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.59 #c743b1 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Mantis
#38bc4e  rgb(56, 188, 78)  hsl(130, 54%, 48%)  Mantis
#bc38a6  rgb(188, 56, 166)  hsl(310, 54%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red
#4e38bc  rgb(78, 56, 188)  hsl(250, 54%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#bc4e38  rgb(188, 78, 56)  hsl(10, 54%, 48%)  Persian Red