Colour

#37A685

#37A685
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#37A685 is a cyan with RGB values 55, 166, 133 and HSL 162°, 50%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

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HEX#37A685

RGBrgb(55, 166, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.651, 0.5216

RGB percentages21.6%, 65.1%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(162.2, 50.2%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(162.2, 66.9%, 65.1%)

CMYK66.9%, 0%, 19.9%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,647,109

CSS custom property--colour: #37A685;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1

Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#C8597A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A29B83no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#929087no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00A79Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.1 Sea green · ΔE 15.6 Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.9 Dark cyan · ΔE 21.2 Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A63758

Analogous#37A64E, #378FA6

Triadic#8537A6, #A68537

Split complementary#A6378F, #A64E37

Tetradic#4E37A6, #A63758, #8FA637

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BFEADD

Lighter +30%#99DDC9

Lighter +20%#73D0B5

Lighter +10%#4CC4A0

Darker −10%#2A8066

Darker −20%#1E5948

Darker −30%#113329

Darker −40%#040D0A

More saturated +25%#1BC290

Less saturated −25%#538A7A

Channel breakdown

R55

G166

B133

Red55 (21.6%)

Green166 (65.1%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue162.16°

Saturation (HSL)50.23%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 37 · G A6 · B 85

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