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#38CA52

#38ca52 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#38ca52 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 79.22% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.28% cyan, 0% magenta, 59.41% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 130.68°, with 57.94% saturation and 50.59% 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 9.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 3.63.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.4369

Complementary

  1. #38ca52
  2. #ca38b0

Split complementary

  1. #38ca52
  2. #9b38ca
  3. #ca3867

Analogous

  1. #67ca38
  2. #38ca52
  3. #38ca9b

Triadic

  1. #38ca52
  2. #5238ca
  3. #ca5238

Tetradic

  1. #38ca52
  2. #38b0ca
  3. #ca38b0
  4. #ca5238

Square

  1. #38ca52
  2. #3867ca
  3. #ca38b0
  4. #ca9b38

Monochromatic

  1. #165321
  2. #268f39
  3. #38ca52
  4. #74da87
  5. #b1eabb

Shades

#38ca52 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38ca52
  2. #32b64a
  3. #2da242
  4. #278d39
  5. #227931
  6. #1c6529
  7. #165121
  8. #113d19
  9. #0b2810
  10. #061408
  11. #000000

Tints

#38ca52 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38ca52
  2. #4ccf63
  3. #60d575
  4. #74da86
  5. #88df97
  6. #9ce5a9
  7. #afeaba
  8. #c3efcb
  9. #d7f4dc
  10. #ebfaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38ca52 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38ca52
  2. #3fc357
  3. #46bb5b
  4. #4eb460
  5. #55ac64
  6. #5ca569
  7. #639e6e
  8. #6a9672
  9. #728f77
  10. #79877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90bb94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb845 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcac5c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c5b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6bf4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99b958 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #18c794 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38ca52 {
  color: #38ca52;
}
Background
.bg-38ca52 {
  background-color: #38ca52;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38ca52 {
  border: 2px solid #38ca52;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38ca52;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 202 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 131 58% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38ca52 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38ca52, #38ca9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38ca52 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 202 82 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 3.63 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.06 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.65 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 5.85 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.78 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.79 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.71 #c735ad Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#38ca52  rgb(56, 202, 82)  hsl(131, 58%, 51%)  Lime Green
#ca38b0  rgb(202, 56, 176)  hsl(311, 58%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#5238ca  rgb(82, 56, 202)  hsl(251, 58%, 51%)  Ocean Blue
#ca5238  rgb(202, 82, 56)  hsl(11, 58%, 51%)  Cinnabar