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#37AECB

#37aecb ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#37aecb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.57% red, 68.24% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.91% cyan, 14.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 191.76°, with 58.73% saturation and 50.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.77.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.354

Complementary

  1. #37aecb
  2. #cb5437

Split complementary

  1. #37aecb
  2. #cb3764
  3. #cb9e37

Analogous

  1. #37cb9e
  2. #37aecb
  3. #3764cb

Triadic

  1. #37aecb
  2. #cb37ae
  3. #aecb37

Tetradic

  1. #37aecb
  2. #5437cb
  3. #cb5437
  4. #aecb37

Square

  1. #37aecb
  2. #9e37cb
  3. #cb5437
  4. #64cb37

Monochromatic

  1. #164753
  2. #257b90
  3. #37aecb
  4. #74c7db
  5. #b0dfeb

Shades

#37aecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #37aecb
  2. #329db7
  3. #2c8ba2
  4. #277a8e
  5. #21687a
  6. #1c5766
  7. #164651
  8. #11343d
  9. #0b2329
  10. #061114
  11. #000000

Tints

#37aecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #37aecb
  2. #4bb6d0
  3. #5fbed5
  4. #73c6db
  5. #87cee0
  6. #9bd7e5
  7. #afdfea
  8. #c3e7ef
  9. #d7eff5
  10. #ebf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#37aecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #37aecb
  2. #3ea9c4
  3. #46a5bc
  4. #4da0b5
  5. #549cad
  6. #5c97a6
  7. #63929e
  8. #6a8e97
  9. #71898f
  10. #798588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83a6b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba9cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #879acb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7fabcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #70a2cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b4bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-37aecb {
  color: #37aecb;
}
Background
.bg-37aecb {
  background-color: #37aecb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-37aecb {
  border: 2px solid #37aecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #37aecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 55 174 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 59% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-37aecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #37aecb, #3764cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-37aecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(55 174 203 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.77 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.02 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.74 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.23 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.33 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.79 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.88 #c85134 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#37aecb  rgb(55, 174, 203)  hsl(192, 59%, 51%)  Moonstone Blue
#cb5437  rgb(203, 84, 55)  hsl(12, 59%, 51%)  Cinnabar
#cb37ae  rgb(203, 55, 174)  hsl(312, 59%, 51%)  Mulberry
#aecb37  rgb(174, 203, 55)  hsl(72, 59%, 51%)  Yellow Green