#37B3AD#37B3AD
#37B3AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.106 H 190.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37B3AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 179, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 53%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 69%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.3%, 0%, 3.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.57, -34.55, -6.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.57, 35.21, 191.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.9% -0.1046 -0.019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.9% 0.106 190.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2350, 36.0666, 45.1587) |
| Luminance | 0.3607 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.41
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.30
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.42
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.72
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.85
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37B3AD #B3373D
analogous
#37B36F #37B3AD #377BB3
triadic
#37B3AD #AD37B3 #B3AD37
tetradic
#37B3AD #6F37B3 #B3373D #7BB337
square
#37B3AD #6F37B3 #B3373D #7BB337
split-complementary
#37B3AD #B3377B #B36F37
monochromatic
#1A5553 #298480 #37B3AD #5BCDC7 #8ADBD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#37B3AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.21
#37B3AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37B3AD
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37B3AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37B3AD | 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)
#A9AAAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969CAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37b3ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 179, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.106 190.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80cac5',
500: '#37b3ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37b3ad; $custom-light: #80cac5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37b3ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 179,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.097,
"s": 52.991,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69901,
"c": 0.10633,
"h": 190.3
},
"luminance": 0.3607
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37B3AD
secondary
#C58184
accent
#4B52DC
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281