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#37b6b5 color: Caicos Turquoise

#37b6b5 is rgb(55, 182, 181) in RGB and oklch(70.918% 0.1074 194.227) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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180°
100%

70.9%
0.107
194°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.46:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #37b6b5

#37b6b5 is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 70.9% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 194°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.46:1 contrast and black text 8.52:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Caicos Turquoise (#26b7b5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #37b6b5 mixed with white

  1. 37b6b5
  2. 54bdbc
  3. 6cc5c4
  4. 81cccb
  5. 94d4d2
  6. a7dbda
  7. b9e2e1
  8. cbe9e8
  9. dcf1f0
  10. eef8f7

Darker: #37b6b5 mixed with black

  1. 37b6b5
  2. 2e9e9d
  3. 268686
  4. 1e6f6f
  5. 165959
  6. 0f4444
  7. 083030
  8. 031d1d
  9. 010c0c
  10. 000202

Calmer: #37b6b5 with less saturation

  1. 37b6b5
  2. 4ab4b3
  3. 59b2b1
  4. 65b0af
  5. 70aead
  6. 79acab
  7. 82aaa9
  8. 8ba8a7
  9. 93a6a5
  10. 9aa3a3

Questions about #37b6b5

What color is #37b6b5?

#37b6b5 is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Caicos Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(55, 182, 181), in HSL hsl(179.53, 53.59%, 46.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.918% 0.1074 194.227).

What colors go well with #37b6b5?

The complementary color of #37b6b5 is #dc858d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #58b68f and #48afd3. The triadic partners are #ba8dd0 and #c9974f.

Is white or black text more readable on #37b6b5?

Black text reads better on #37b6b5: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and black gives 8.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #37b6b5 a warm or cool color?

#37b6b5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 194 degrees, its lightness 70.9% and its chroma 0.107.