What color is #37A4C8?

#37A4C8 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Laguna. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37A4C8?

The RGB value is 55, 164, 200: 55 red, 164 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37A4C8?

The complementary color is #C85B37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37A4C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37A4C8 color

#37A4C8 rgb(55, 164, 200)

Shades of teal

The hex color #37A4C8 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 64.3% green and 78.4% blue (55, 164, 200).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 57% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Laguna (#36A5C9), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#37A4C8 color codes

HEX	`#37A4C8`
RGB	`rgb(55, 164, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 64.3%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 57%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 73%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 18%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.95, -18.8, -27.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.95, 33.13, 235.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.272, 31.53, 59.386)`
Decimal	`3646664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37A4C8, 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 #37A4C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#37A4C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	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 #37A4C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37a4c8; }
.text { color: #37a4c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37a4c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 164 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37a4c8, #375cc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

Questions

What color is #37A4C8?: #37A4C8 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Laguna. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37A4C8?: The RGB value is 55, 164, 200: 55 red, 164 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37A4C8?: The complementary color is #C85B37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37A4C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.