Recognised as Colour
#37CBB7
- #37CBB7
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Turquoise
#37CBB7 is a cyan with RGB values 55, 203, 183 and HSL 172°, 59%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#37CBB7#37CBB7
HEX#37CBB7
RGBrgb(55, 203, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.7961, 0.7176
RGB percentages21.6%, 79.6%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(171.9, 58.7%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.9, 72.9%, 79.6%)
CMYK72.9%, 0%, 9.9%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,656,631
CSS custom property--colour: #37CBB7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.39:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#C83448
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CB374B
Analogous#37CB6D, #3795CB
Triadic#B737CB, #CBB737
Split complementary#CB3795, #CB6D37
Tetradic#6D37CB, #CB374B, #95CB37
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R55
G203
B183
Red55 (21.6%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue171.89°
Saturation (HSL)58.73%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 37 · G CB · B B7
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