What color is #37AAA8?

#37AAA8 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Teal Me No Lies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37AAA8?

The RGB value is 55, 170, 168: 55 red, 170 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37AAA8?

The complementary color is #AA3739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37AAA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37AAA8 color

#37AAA8 rgb(55, 170, 168)

Shades of teal

The hex color #37AAA8 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 66.7% green and 65.9% blue (55, 170, 168).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 51% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Teal Me No Lies (#0DACA7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#37AAA8 color codes

HEX	`#37AAA8`
RGB	`rgb(55, 170, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 66.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 51%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 68%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.66, -31.72, -8.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.66, 32.8, 194.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.015, 32.386, 42.076)`
Decimal	`3648168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37AAA8, 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 #37AAA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#37AAA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #37AAA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37aaa8; }
.text { color: #37aaa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37aaa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 170 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37aaa8, #3772aa); }

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Questions

What color is #37AAA8?: #37AAA8 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Teal Me No Lies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37AAA8?: The RGB value is 55, 170, 168: 55 red, 170 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37AAA8?: The complementary color is #AA3739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37AAA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.