Recognised as Colour
#37CCAB
- #37CCAB
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#37CCAB is a cyan with RGB values 55, 204, 171 and HSL 167°, 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 Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#37CCAB#37CCAB
HEX#37CCAB
RGBrgb(55, 204, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.8, 0.6706
RGB percentages21.6%, 80%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(166.7, 59.4%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.7, 73%, 80%)
CMYK73%, 0%, 16.2%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,656,875
CSS custom property--colour: #37CCAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 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#C83354
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#CC3758
Analogous#37CC60, #37A3CC
Triadic#AB37CC, #CCAB37
Split complementary#CC37A3, #CC6037
Tetradic#6037CC, #CC3758, #A3CC37
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R55
G204
B171
Red55 (21.6%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue166.71°
Saturation (HSL)59.36%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 37 · G CC · B AB
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