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#38CB4E

#38cb4e ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#38cb4e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 79.61% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.58% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 128.98°, with 58.57% saturation and 50.78% 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 9.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#33cc66
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Relative luminance0.441

Complementary

  1. #38cb4e
  2. #cb38b5

Split complementary

  1. #38cb4e
  2. #9738cb
  3. #cb386b

Analogous

  1. #6bcb38
  2. #38cb4e
  3. #38cb97

Triadic

  1. #38cb4e
  2. #4e38cb
  3. #cb4e38

Tetradic

  1. #38cb4e
  2. #38b5cb
  3. #cb38b5
  4. #cb4e38

Square

  1. #38cb4e
  2. #386bcb
  3. #cb38b5
  4. #cb9738

Monochromatic

  1. #16541f
  2. #269136
  3. #38cb4e
  4. #75db84
  5. #b1ebba

Shades

#38cb4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38cb4e
  2. #32b746
  3. #2da23e
  4. #278e37
  5. #227a2f
  6. #1c6627
  7. #16511f
  8. #113d17
  9. #0b2910
  10. #061408
  11. #000000

Tints

#38cb4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38cb4e
  2. #4cd060
  3. #60d571
  4. #74db83
  5. #88e095
  6. #9ce5a7
  7. #afeab8
  8. #c3efca
  9. #d7f5dc
  10. #ebfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38cb4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38cb4e
  2. #3fc453
  3. #46bc58
  4. #4eb55d
  5. #55ad62
  6. #5ca667
  7. #639e6c
  8. #6a9771
  9. #728f76
  10. #79887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90bc94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb840 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdad59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7c046 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9aba55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #19c893 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38cb4e {
  color: #38cb4e;
}
Background
.bg-38cb4e {
  background-color: #38cb4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38cb4e {
  border: 2px solid #38cb4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38cb4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 203 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 129 59% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38cb4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38cb4e, #38cb97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38cb4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 203 78 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 3.01 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 3.75 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.87 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.43 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.49 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.79 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.94 #c734b1 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#38cb4e  rgb(56, 203, 78)  hsl(129, 59%, 51%)  Lime Green
#cb38b5  rgb(203, 56, 181)  hsl(309, 59%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#4e38cb  rgb(78, 56, 203)  hsl(249, 59%, 51%)  Ocean Blue
#cb4e38  rgb(203, 78, 56)  hsl(9, 59%, 51%)  Cinnabar