What color is #37857C?

#37857C is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37857C?

The RGB value is 55, 133, 124: 55 red, 133 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37857C?

The complementary color is #853740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37857C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37857C color

#37857C rgb(55, 133, 124)

Shades of teal

The hex color #37857C is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 52.2% green and 48.6% blue (55, 133, 124).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 41% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#37857C color codes

HEX	`#37857C`
RGB	`rgb(55, 133, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 52.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 41%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 59%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 7%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.74, -26.14, -2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.74, 26.24, 185.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.6, 19.041, 22.023)`
Decimal	`3638652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37857C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #37857C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#37857C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #37857C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37857c; }
.text { color: #37857c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37857c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 133 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37857c, #376785); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #37857C?: #37857C is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37857C?: The RGB value is 55, 133, 124: 55 red, 133 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37857C?: The complementary color is #853740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37857C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.