Recognised as Colour
#37A274
- #37A274
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Sea green
#37A274 is a cyan with RGB values 55, 162, 116 and HSL 154°, 49%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.
Colour values
#37A274#37A274
HEX#37A274
RGBrgb(55, 162, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.6353, 0.4549
RGB percentages21.6%, 63.5%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(154.2, 49.3%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(154.2, 66%, 63.5%)
CMYK66%, 0%, 28.4%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,646,068
CSS custom property--colour: #37A274;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#C85D8B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A23765
Analogous#37A23F, #379AA2
Triadic#7437A2, #A27437
Split complementary#A2379A, #A23F37
Tetradic#3F37A2, #A23765, #9AA237
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R55
G162
B116
Red55 (21.6%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue154.21°
Saturation (HSL)49.31%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 37 · G A2 · B 74
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