Palettes / Colors / #38EC00

#38EC00 — Vivid Green

#38EC00 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color Lime (#00FF00). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lime (#00FF00) — not an exact match. CSS lime gives you #00FF00, a different color; use #38EC00 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#38EC00 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 #B400EB; it also sits naturally between #ACEB00 and #00EB3F. 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 93% · Blue 0%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 100% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #38EC00

.text { color: #38EC00; }
.background { background-color: #38EC00; }
.border { border: 3px solid #38EC00; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(56, 236, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(106, 100%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #38EC00; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(56, 236, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #38EC00; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(56, 236, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#38EC00">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#38EC00">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B400EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #38EC00: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #38EC00

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #38EC00 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #38EC00 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #38EBFF  ·  #38EC01 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #38EC00?

#38EC00 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 56, 236, 0). Its closest standard named color is Lime.

What is the RGB and HSL of #38EC00?

#38EC00 is RGB 56, 236, 0 — HSL 106°, 100%, 46% — CMYK 76%, 0%, 100%, 7%.

What colors go with #38EC00?

Its complement is #B400EB; analogous partners are #ACEB00 and #00EB3F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #38EC00 for text?

Black text on #38EC00 has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.