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#37b997 color: Aoife’s Green

#37b997 is rgb(55, 185, 151) in RGB and oklch(70.732% 0.12233 171.4) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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164°
100%

70.7%
0.122
171°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.46:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.55:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #37b997

#37b997 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 70.7% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 171°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.46:1 contrast and black text 8.55:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Aoife’s Green (#27b692). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #37b997 mixed with white

  1. 37b997
  2. 54c0a1
  3. 6cc7ab
  4. 81ceb5
  5. 94d6bf
  6. a7ddca
  7. b9e4d4
  8. cbeadf
  9. dcf1e9
  10. eef8f4

Darker: #37b997 mixed with black

  1. 37b997
  2. 2ea083
  3. 26896f
  4. 1e715c
  5. 165b49
  6. 0f4637
  7. 083126
  8. 031e17
  9. 010d08
  10. 000201

Calmer: #37b997 with less saturation

  1. 37b997
  2. 4ab798
  3. 59b599
  4. 65b29a
  5. 70b09b
  6. 79ae9c
  7. 82ab9d
  8. 8aa99e
  9. 92a69f
  10. 9aa3a0

Questions about #37b997

What color is #37b997?

#37b997 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Aoife’s Green. In RGB it is rgb(55, 185, 151), in HSL hsl(164.31, 54.17%, 47.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.732% 0.12233 171.4).

What colors go well with #37b997?

The complementary color of #37b997 is #da7fa9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #74b46b and #00b7c0. The triadic partners are #a292e7 and #dd8956.

Is white or black text more readable on #37b997?

Black text reads better on #37b997: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and black gives 8.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #37b997 a warm or cool color?

#37b997 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 171 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.122.