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#37c490 color: Píng Gǔo Lǜ Green

#37c490 is rgb(55, 196, 144) in RGB and oklch(73.343% 0.14109 163.642) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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158°
100%

73.3%
0.141
164°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-500
  • Black 23%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.46:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #37c490

#37c490 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 73.3% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 164°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.22:1 contrast and black text 9.46:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Píng Gǔo Lǜ Green (#23c48b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #37c490 mixed with white

  1. 37c490
  2. 56ca9b
  3. 6ed0a6
  4. 83d6b1
  5. 96dcbb
  6. a9e2c7
  7. bbe8d2
  8. cceedd
  9. ddf4e8
  10. eef9f4

Darker: #37c490 mixed with black

  1. 37c490
  2. 2eaa7d
  3. 26916a
  4. 1e7857
  5. 166145
  6. 0f4a34
  7. 083524
  8. 032115
  9. 010e07
  10. 000201

Calmer: #37c490 with less saturation

  1. 37c490
  2. 4cc293
  3. 5cbf95
  4. 69bd98
  5. 75ba9a
  6. 7fb79d
  7. 88b49f
  8. 91b2a1
  9. 99afa4
  10. a1aca6

Questions about #37c490

What color is #37c490?

#37c490 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Píng Gǔo Lǜ Green. In RGB it is rgb(55, 196, 144), in HSL hsl(157.87, 56.18%, 49.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.343% 0.14109 163.642).

What colors go well with #37c490?

The complementary color of #37c490 is #e582bf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #84bc5b and #00c4c2. The triadic partners are #9e9bfe and #f1895b.

Is white or black text more readable on #37c490?

Black text reads better on #37c490: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and black gives 9.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #37c490 a warm or cool color?

#37c490 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 164 degrees, its lightness 73.3% and its chroma 0.141.