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#37937b color: Illuminating Emerald

#37937b is rgb(55, 147, 123) in RGB and oklch(60.175% 0.09457 172.746) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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164°
100%

60.2%
0.095
173°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.74:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #37937b

#37937b is a bright teal color. In OKLCH it has 60.2% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 173°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.74:1 contrast and black text 5.62:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Illuminating Emerald (#319177). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #37937b mixed with white

  1. 37937b
  2. 4f9e87
  3. 65a894
  4. 79b3a1
  5. 8cbeae
  6. a0c8bb
  7. b3d3c8
  8. c6ded6
  9. d9e9e3
  10. ecf4f1

Darker: #37937b mixed with black

  1. 37937b
  2. 2e7f6a
  3. 266c5a
  4. 1e594a
  5. 16473a
  6. 0f362c
  7. 08251e
  8. 031610
  9. 010805
  10. 000101

Calmer: #37937b with less saturation

  1. 37937b
  2. 43917c
  3. 4c907c
  4. 558e7d
  5. 5c8c7d
  6. 638a7e
  7. 6a887e
  8. 70877f
  9. 76857f
  10. 7b8380

Questions about #37937b

What color is #37937b?

#37937b is bright teal. The closest named color is Illuminating Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(55, 147, 123), in HSL hsl(164.35, 45.54%, 39.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.175% 0.09457 172.746).

What colors go well with #37937b?

The complementary color of #37937b is #ac6886. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5e8f5a and #229199. The triadic partners are #8376b4 and #ad7049.

Is white or black text more readable on #37937b?

White text reads better on #37937b: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and black gives 5.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #37937b a warm or cool color?

#37937b is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 173 degrees, its lightness 60.2% and its chroma 0.095.