Recognised as Colour
#37E2D8
- #37E2D8
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#37E2D8 is a cyan with RGB values 55, 226, 216 and HSL 176°, 75%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#37E2D8#37E2D8
HEX#37E2D8
RGBrgb(55, 226, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.8863, 0.8471
RGB percentages21.6%, 88.6%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(176.5, 74.7%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.5, 75.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK75.7%, 0%, 4.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,662,552
CSS custom property--colour: #37E2D8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.03:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#C81D27
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E23741
Analogous#37E283, #3796E2
Triadic#D837E2, #E2D837
Split complementary#E23796, #E28337
Tetradic#8337E2, #E23741, #96E237
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R55
G226
B216
Red55 (21.6%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue176.49°
Saturation (HSL)74.67%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 37 · G E2 · B D8
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