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#437574 Color

#437574 is rgb(67, 117, 116) in RGB, hsl(179, 27%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 1%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Myrtle Green (#317873), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.33. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#437574
HEX#437574
RGBrgb(67, 117, 116)
HSLhsl(179, 27%, 36%)
HSVhsv(179, 43%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 1%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(52.7% 0.054 194)
LABlab(45.72% -17.80 -5.04)
LCHlch(45.72% 18.50 195.81)

What #437574 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 #437574, 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.

#437574 Channel Values

How #437574 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 67 · G 117 · B 1168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 179° · S 27% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 179° · S 43% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.2:1 vs white · 4.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #437574 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 text5.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #437574

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #437574; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #437574

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #437574.

How #437574 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#437574
Protanopia#6E6E74
Protanomaly#607174
Deuteranopia#686875
Deuteranomaly#5B6D75
Tritanopia#437575
Tritanomaly#437575
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #437574 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-437574: #437574;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #437574;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-437574': '#437574' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.263, green: 0.459, blue: 0.455)
Android XML<color name="color_437574">#437574</color>
SVG fillfill="#437574"

More Teal Colors

#437574 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#437574 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #437574?

#437574 is a dark teal — rgb(67, 117, 116) in RGB and hsl(179, 27%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Myrtle Green (#317873), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.33.

What is the RGB value of #437574?

#437574 is rgb(67, 117, 116) — red 67, green 117, and blue 116 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #437574?

#437574 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 1%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #437574 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #437574 scores 5.2:1 against white and 4.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #437574 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #437574 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 13.38, which is visibly different.

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