What color is #37C631?

#37C631 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Lime Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37C631?

The RGB value is 55, 198, 49: 55 red, 198 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37C631?

The complementary color is #C031C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37C631?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37C631 color

#37C631 rgb(55, 198, 49)

Shades of green

The hex color #37C631 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 77.6% green and 19.2% blue (55, 198, 49).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 60% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lime Green (#32CD32), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#37C631 color codes

HEX	`#37C631`
RGB	`rgb(55, 198, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 77.6%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 60%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 75%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 75%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.47, -64.22, 59.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.47, 87.68, 137.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.323, 41.42, 9.723)`
Decimal	`3655217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37C631, 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 #37C631	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#37C631 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	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 #37C631 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37c631; }
.text { color: #37c631; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37c631; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 198 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37c631, #31c676); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #37C631?: #37C631 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Lime Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37C631?: The RGB value is 55, 198, 49: 55 red, 198 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37C631?: The complementary color is #C031C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37C631?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.