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#37BBCD

#37bbcd ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#37bbcd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.57% red, 73.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.17% cyan, 8.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 187.2°, with 60% saturation and 50.98% 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 9.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 7.75.

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Relative luminance0.4076

Complementary

  1. #37bbcd
  2. #cd4937

Split complementary

  1. #37bbcd
  2. #cd3770
  3. #cd9437

Analogous

  1. #37cd94
  2. #37bbcd
  3. #3770cd

Triadic

  1. #37bbcd
  2. #cd37bb
  3. #bbcd37

Tetradic

  1. #37bbcd
  2. #4937cd
  3. #cd4937
  4. #bbcd37

Square

  1. #37bbcd
  2. #9437cd
  3. #cd4937
  4. #70cd37

Monochromatic

  1. #154e56
  2. #258693
  3. #37bbcd
  4. #74d0dc
  5. #b1e5ec

Shades

#37bbcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #37bbcd
  2. #32a8b9
  3. #2c96a4
  4. #278390
  5. #21707b
  6. #1c5e67
  7. #164b52
  8. #11383e
  9. #0b2529
  10. #061315
  11. #000000

Tints

#37bbcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #37bbcd
  2. #4bc2d2
  3. #5fc9d7
  4. #73cfdc
  5. #87d6e1
  6. #9bdde6
  7. #afe4eb
  8. #c3ebf0
  9. #d7f1f5
  10. #ebf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#37bbcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #37bbcd
  2. #3eb5c5
  3. #46afbe
  4. #4da9b6
  5. #54a3ae
  6. #5c9ea7
  7. #63989f
  8. #6a9297
  9. #718c8f
  10. #798688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bb2ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab4ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95a5cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8bb7ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7baecd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c0c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-37bbcd {
  color: #37bbcd;
}
Background
.bg-37bbcd {
  background-color: #37bbcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-37bbcd {
  border: 2px solid #37bbcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #37bbcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 55 187 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-37bbcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #37bbcd, #3770cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-37bbcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(55 187 205 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.75 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.30 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.64 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.93 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.91 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.20 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.27 #c84432 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#37bbcd  rgb(55, 187, 205)  hsl(187, 60%, 51%)  Dark Turquoise
#cd4937  rgb(205, 73, 55)  hsl(7, 60%, 51%)  Cinnabar
#cd37bb  rgb(205, 55, 187)  hsl(307, 60%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#bbcd37  rgb(187, 205, 55)  hsl(67, 60%, 51%)  June Bud