#37B0B4#37B0B4
#37B0B4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.104 H 198.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37B0B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 176, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 53%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 69%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.4%, 2.2%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.87, -31.10, -11.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.87, 33.23, 200.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.4% -0.0985 -0.0325) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.4% 0.104 198.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3354, 35.1552, 48.6216) |
| Luminance | 0.3516 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.87
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.11
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.85
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.94
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.02
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37B0B4 #B43B37
analogous
#37B479 #37B0B4 #3771B4
triadic
#37B0B4 #B437B0 #B0B437
tetradic
#37B0B4 #7937B4 #B43B37 #71B437
square
#37B0B4 #7937B4 #B43B37 #71B437
split-complementary
#37B0B4 #B43771 #B47937
monochromatic
#1A5456 #298285 #37B0B4 #5BC9CD #8AD9DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#37B0B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.03
#37B0B4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37B0B4
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37B0B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37B0B4 | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.03 | 8.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A8B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919AB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37b0b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 176, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.104 198.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c8ca',
500: '#37b0b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37b0b4; $custom-light: #80c8ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37b0b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 176,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.92,
"s": 53.191,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69403,
"c": 0.10369,
"h": 198.3
},
"luminance": 0.35158
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37B0B4
secondary
#C68381
accent
#504BDD
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282