#37B3AC#37B3AC
#37B3AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.107 H 189.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37B3AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 179, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 53%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 69%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.3%, 0%, 3.9%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.54, -34.83, -6.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.54, 35.39, 190.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.87% -0.1051 -0.0176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.87% 0.107 189.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1386, 36.0281, 44.6510) |
| Luminance | 0.3603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.21
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.06
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.08
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.43
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.84
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37B3AC #B3373E
analogous
#37B36E #37B3AC #377CB3
triadic
#37B3AC #AC37B3 #B3AC37
tetradic
#37B3AC #6E37B3 #B3373E #7CB337
square
#37B3AC #6E37B3 #B3373E #7CB337
split-complementary
#37B3AC #B3377C #B36E37
monochromatic
#1A5552 #29847F #37B3AC #5BCDC6 #8ADBD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#37B3AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.21
#37B3AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37B3AC
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37B3AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37B3AC | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.21 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9AAAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979CAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37b3ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 179, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.107 189.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80cac4',
500: '#37b3ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37b3ac; $custom-light: #80cac4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37b3ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 179,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.613,
"s": 52.991,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69867,
"c": 0.10653,
"h": 189.5
},
"luminance": 0.36031
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37B3AC
secondary
#C58185
accent
#4B54DC
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281