#37AC96#37AC96
#37AC96 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.108 H 177.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37AC96 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 172, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 52%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 68%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 0%, 12.8%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.77, -37.62, 1.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.77, 37.67, 177.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.41% -0.108 0.0044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.41% 0.108 177.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8304, 32.5168, 33.9741) |
| Luminance | 0.3252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.22
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.73
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.55
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.92
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.21
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37AC96 #AC374D
analogous
#37AC5C #37AC96 #3788AC
triadic
#37AC96 #9637AC #AC9637
tetradic
#37AC96 #5C37AC #AC374D #88AC37
square
#37AC96 #5C37AC #AC374D #88AC37
split-complementary
#37AC96 #AC3788 #AC5C37
monochromatic
#194F45 #287E6E #37AC96 #57C9B4 #85D8C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#37AC96 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.50
#37AC96 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37AC96
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37AC96 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37AC96 | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.50 | 7.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A295
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959598
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37ac96; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 172, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.108 177.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dc5b4',
500: '#37ac96',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37ac96; $custom-light: #7dc5b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37ac96",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 172,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.718,
"s": 51.542,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67406,
"c": 0.10805,
"h": 177.7
},
"luminance": 0.32519
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37AC96
secondary
#C27D8A
accent
#4D68DB
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280