What color is #37C492?

#37C492 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Macau. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37C492?

The RGB value is 55, 196, 146: 55 red, 196 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37C492?

The complementary color is #C43769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37C492?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37C492 color

#37C492 rgb(55, 196, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #37C492 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 76.9% green and 57.3% blue (55, 196, 146).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 56% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Macau (#46C299), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#37C492 color codes

HEX	`#37C492`
RGB	`rgb(55, 196, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 76.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 56%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 72%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 26%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.12, -48.88, 14.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.12, 51, 163.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.501, 42.364, 33.969)`
Decimal	`3654802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37C492, 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 #37C492	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#37C492 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #37C492 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37c492; }
.text { color: #37c492; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37c492; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 196 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37c492, #37b0c4); }

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Questions

What color is #37C492?: #37C492 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Macau. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37C492?: The RGB value is 55, 196, 146: 55 red, 196 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37C492?: The complementary color is #C43769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37C492?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.