#37ACBD#37ACBD
#37ACBD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.104 H 209.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37ACBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 172, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 71%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.9%, 9%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.95, -26.42, -18.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.95, 32.02, 214.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.76% -0.0906 -0.0503) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.76% 0.104 209) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5094, 33.9884, 53.3502) |
| Luminance | 0.3399 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.03
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.29
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.95
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.25
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.82
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37ACBD #BD4837
analogous
#37BD8B #37ACBD #3769BD
triadic
#37ACBD #BD37AC #ACBD37
tetradic
#37ACBD #8B37BD #BD4837 #69BD37
square
#37ACBD #8B37BD #BD4837 #69BD37
split-complementary
#37ACBD #BD3769 #BD8B37
monochromatic
#1B565E #29818E #37ACBD #60C3D1 #90D5DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#37ACBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.80
#37ACBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37ACBD
7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37ACBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37ACBD | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.80 | 7.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA6BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A98BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37acbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 172, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.104 209.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c5d0',
500: '#37acbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37acbd; $custom-light: #81c5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37acbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 172,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.612,
"s": 54.918,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68761,
"c": 0.10362,
"h": 209
},
"luminance": 0.33991
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37ACBD
secondary
#C98F86
accent
#5C4ADE
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282