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#37BBAE closest to Tropical Escape

#37BBAE is a light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Tropical Escape. In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 73.3% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(55, 187, 174)). Its HSL value is 174° hue, 55% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black. #37BBAE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.88:1.

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Variations of #37BBAE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#37BBAE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#37BBAE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #37BBAE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 77% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9FA3AF
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1B1AE
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9CB2AE
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9FA3AF
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8BACAF
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00BFB7
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00BDB2
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #96ADAA

#37BBAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.36:1 Very poor#37BBAE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.88:1 Very good#37BBAE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#37BBAE in CSS

/* Tropical Escape */
.color { color: #37BBAE; }
.background { background-color: #37BBAE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #37BBAE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(55 187 174);
color: hsl(174 55% 47%);
color: oklch(0.719 0.113 185.4);

#37BBAE FAQ

What color is #37BBAE?

#37BBAE is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Tropical Escape. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #37BBAE?

#37BBAE is rgb(55, 187, 174) in RGB, hsl(174, 55%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(71%, 0%, 7%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #37BBAE?

The complementary color of #37BBAE is #BB3744, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #37BBAE?

Black text has the best contrast on #37BBAE: 8.88:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #37BBAE a warm or cool color?

#37BBAE is a cool color.