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#37c3af color: Melbourne Cup

#37c3af is rgb(55, 195, 175) in RGB and oklch(73.94% 0.11991 181.11) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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171°
100%

73.9%
0.120
181°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.19:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.59:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #37c3af

#37c3af is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 73.9% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 181°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.19:1 contrast and black text 9.59:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Melbourne Cup (#45c3ad). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #37c3af mixed with white

  1. 37c3af
  2. 56c9b7
  3. 6ecfbf
  4. 83d6c6
  5. 97dcce
  6. a9e2d6
  7. bbe8de
  8. cceee6
  9. ddf3ef
  10. eef9f7

Darker: #37c3af mixed with black

  1. 37c3af
  2. 2ea998
  3. 269081
  4. 1e786b
  5. 166056
  6. 0f4a41
  7. 08342e
  8. 03201c
  9. 010e0b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #37c3af with less saturation

  1. 37c3af
  2. 4cc1af
  3. 5dbfae
  4. 6abcae
  5. 76baad
  6. 80b7ad
  7. 8ab5ac
  8. 93b2ac
  9. 9bb0ab
  10. a3adab

Questions about #37c3af

What color is #37c3af?

#37c3af is bright light teal. The closest named color is Melbourne Cup. In RGB it is rgb(55, 195, 175), in HSL hsl(171.43, 56%, 49.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.94% 0.11991 181.11).

What colors go well with #37c3af?

The complementary color of #37c3af is #e889a6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6dc083 and #2cbed5. The triadic partners are #b898ea and #e19857.

Is white or black text more readable on #37c3af?

Black text reads better on #37c3af: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and black gives 9.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #37c3af a warm or cool color?

#37c3af is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 181 degrees, its lightness 73.9% and its chroma 0.12.