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Recognised as Colour

#37A278

  • #37A278
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#37A278 is a cyan with RGB values 55, 162, 120 and HSL 156°, 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

#37A278#37A278
HEX#37A278
RGBrgb(55, 162, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.6353, 0.4706
RGB percentages21.6%, 63.5%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(156.4, 49.3%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.4, 66%, 63.5%)
CMYK66%, 0%, 25.9%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,646,072
CSS custom property--colour: #37A278;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#C85D87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9F9676no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Deuteranopia#918C7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A296no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 10.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 14.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.7Light seagreen · ΔE 20.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.3Dark cyan · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 10.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A23761
Analogous#37A242, #3797A2
Triadic#7837A2, #A27837
Split complementary#A23797, #A24237
Tetradic#4237A2, #A23761, #97A237

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDE8D7
Lighter +30%#96DCC0
Lighter +20%#70CFAA
Lighter +10%#4AC293
Darker −10%#2A7C5C
Darker −20%#1D5640
Darker −30%#103023
Darker −40%#030A07
More saturated +25%#1CBD7E
Less saturated −25%#528772

Channel breakdown

R55
G162
B120
Red55 (21.6%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue156.45°
Saturation (HSL)49.31%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 37 · G A2 · B 78

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