#37B0BC#37B0BC
#37B0BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.105 H 204.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37B0BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 176, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 71%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.7%, 6.4%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.13, -28.71, -15.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.13, 32.75, 208.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.7% -0.095 -0.0438) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.7% 0.105 204.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1740, 35.4907, 53.0381) |
| Luminance | 0.3549 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.34
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.27
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.91
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.87
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.71
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37B0BC #BC4337
analogous
#37BC86 #37B0BC #376DBC
triadic
#37B0BC #BC37B0 #B0BC37
tetradic
#37B0BC #8637BC #BC4337 #6DBC37
square
#37B0BC #8637BC #BC4337 #6DBC37
split-complementary
#37B0BC #BC376D #BC8637
monochromatic
#1B575D #29848D #37B0BC #60C6D0 #8FD7DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#37B0BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.10
#37B0BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37B0BC
8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37B0BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37B0BC | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.10 | 8.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A9BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9BBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37b0bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 176, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.105 204.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c8d0',
500: '#37b0bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37b0bc; $custom-light: #81c8d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37b0bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 176,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.414,
"s": 54.733,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69699,
"c": 0.10463,
"h": 204.7
},
"luminance": 0.35494
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37B0BC
secondary
#C98C86
accent
#574ADE
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282