Palettes / Colors / #38C700

#38C700 — Vivid Green

#38C700 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color ForestGreen (#228B22). It belongs to the green family.

#38C700 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8F00C7; it also sits naturally between #9CC700 and #00C72B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 22% · Green 78% · Blue 0%

Cyan 72% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 100% · Key 22%

Previews

CSS code for #38C700

.text { color: #38C700; }
.background { background-color: #38C700; }
.border { border: 3px solid #38C700; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(56, 199, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(103, 100%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #38C700; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(56, 199, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #38C700; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(56, 199, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#38C700">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#38C700">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8F00C7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #38C700: #000000.

How #38C700 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #38C700 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #38C700?

#38C700 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 56, 199, 0). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #38C700?

#38C700 is RGB 56, 199, 0 — HSL 103°, 100%, 39% — CMYK 72%, 0%, 100%, 22%.

What colors go with #38C700?

Its complement is #8F00C7; analogous partners are #9CC700 and #00C72B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #38C700 for text?

Black text on #38C700 has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.