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#37766E Color

#37766E is rgb(55, 118, 110) in RGB, hsl(172, 36%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 0%, 7%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Myrtle Green (#317873), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#37766E
HEX#37766E
RGBrgb(55, 118, 110)
HSLhsl(172, 36%, 34%)
HSVhsv(172, 53%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 0%, 7%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(52.2% 0.066 184.5)
LABlab(45.34% -22.81 -2.12)
LCHlch(45.34% 22.91 185.32)

What #37766E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #37766E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#37766E Channel Values

How #37766E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 55 · G 118 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 172° · S 36% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 172° · S 53% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.28:1 vs white · 3.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #37766E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #37766E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #37766E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #37766E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #37766E.

How #37766E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#37766E
Protanopia#6E6E6E
Protanomaly#5D716E
Deuteranopia#66666F
Deuteranomaly#576D6F
Tritanopia#397575
Tritanomaly#387572
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #37766E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-37766e: #37766E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #37766E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-37766e': '#37766E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.216, green: 0.463, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_37766e">#37766E</color>
SVG fillfill="#37766E"

More Teal Colors

#37766E sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#37766E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #37766E?

#37766E is a dark teal — rgb(55, 118, 110) in RGB and hsl(172, 36%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Myrtle Green (#317873), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.58.

What is the RGB value of #37766E?

#37766E is rgb(55, 118, 110) — red 55, green 118, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #37766E?

#37766E converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 0%, 7%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #37766E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #37766E scores 5.28:1 against white and 3.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #37766E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #37766E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 10.56, which is visibly different.

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