What color is #38CF43?

#38CF43 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Lime Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38CF43?

The RGB value is 56, 207, 67: 56 red, 207 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38CF43?

The complementary color is #CF38C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38CF43?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38CF43 color

#38CF43 rgb(56, 207, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #38CF43 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 81.2% green and 26.3% blue (56, 207, 67).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 61% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Lime Green (#32CD32), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#38CF43 color codes

HEX	`#38CF43`
RGB	`rgb(56, 207, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 81.2%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 61%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 73%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 0%, 68%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.46, -65.44, 56.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.46, 86.22, 139.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.955, 45.869, 12.847)`
Decimal	`3723075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38CF43, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #38CF43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#38CF43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #38CF43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38cf43; }
.text { color: #38cf43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38cf43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 207 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38cf43, #38cf8e); }

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Questions

What color is #38CF43?: #38CF43 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Lime Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38CF43?: The RGB value is 56, 207, 67: 56 red, 207 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38CF43?: The complementary color is #CF38C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38CF43?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.