Recognised as Colour
#37ECDE
- #37ECDE
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#37ECDE is a cyan with RGB values 55, 236, 222 and HSL 175°, 83%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#37ECDE#37ECDE
HEX#37ECDE
RGBrgb(55, 236, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.9255, 0.8706
RGB percentages21.6%, 92.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(175.4, 82.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.4, 76.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK76.7%, 0%, 5.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,665,118
CSS custom property--colour: #37ECDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.22:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#C81321
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EC3745
Analogous#37EC84, #37A0EC
Triadic#DE37EC, #ECDE37
Split complementary#EC37A0, #EC8437
Tetradic#8437EC, #EC3745, #A0EC37
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R55
G236
B222
Red55 (21.6%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue175.36°
Saturation (HSL)82.65%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 37 · G EC · B DE
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