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#37CD99 Color

#37CD99 is rgb(55, 205, 153) in RGB, hsl(159, 60%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 0%, 25%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#37CD99
HEX#37CD99
RGBrgb(55, 205, 153)
HSLhsl(159, 60%, 51%)
HSVhsv(159, 73%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 0%, 25%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.145 164.8)
LABlab(73.90% -49.69 14.30)
LCHlch(73.90% 51.71 163.95)

What #37CD99 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 #37CD99, 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 green in the library.

#37CD99 Channel Values

How #37CD99 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 205 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 60% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 73% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #37CD99 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #37CD99

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #37CD99; 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 #37CD99

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #37CD99.

How #37CD99 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#37CD99
Protanopia#BEBE9A
Protanomaly#9AC499
Deuteranopia#AEAE9C
Deuteranomaly#8DBB9B
Tritanopia#4EC7C7
Tritanomaly#46CAB7
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #37CD99 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-37cd99: #37CD99;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #37CD99;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-37cd99': '#37CD99' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.216, green: 0.804, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_37cd99">#37CD99</color>
SVG fillfill="#37CD99"

More Green Colors

#37CD99 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#37CD99 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #37CD99?

#37CD99 is a mid-tone green — rgb(55, 205, 153) in RGB and hsl(159, 60%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.04.

What is the RGB value of #37CD99?

#37CD99 is rgb(55, 205, 153) — red 55, green 205, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #37CD99?

#37CD99 converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 0%, 25%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #37CD99 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #37CD99 scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #37CD99 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #37CD99 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 13.33, which is visibly different.

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