What color is #37E31C?

#37E31C is a moderate green, closest to the named color Nuclear Throne. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37E31C?

The RGB value is 55, 227, 28: 55 red, 227 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37E31C?

The complementary color is #C81CE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37E31C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37E31C color

#37E31C rgb(55, 227, 28)

Shades of green

The hex color #37E31C is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 89% green and 11% blue (55, 227, 28).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 78% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 88% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Nuclear Throne (#00DE00), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.17:1).

#37E31C color codes

HEX	`#37E31C`
RGB	`rgb(55, 227, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 89%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 78%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 88%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 88%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.52, -74.13, 73.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.52, 104.36, 135.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.253, 55.831, 10.333)`
Decimal	`3662620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37E31C, 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 #37E31C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#37E31C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.17:1	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 #37E31C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37e31c; }
.text { color: #37e31c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37e31c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 227 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37e31c, #1ce364); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime Green.

Questions

What color is #37E31C?: #37E31C is a moderate green, closest to the named color Nuclear Throne. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37E31C?: The RGB value is 55, 227, 28: 55 red, 227 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37E31C?: The complementary color is #C81CE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37E31C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.