#37B5A5#37B5A5
#37B5A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.110 H 182.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37B5A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 181, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 53%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 70%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.6%, 0%, 8.8%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.96, -37.69, -1.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.96, 37.73, 182.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.14% -0.1103 -0.0054) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.14% 0.11 182.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8877, 36.5737, 41.3378) |
| Luminance | 0.3658 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.34
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.59
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.09
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.03
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.90
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37B5A5 #B53747
analogous
#37B566 #37B5A5 #3786B5
triadic
#37B5A5 #A537B5 #B5A537
tetradic
#37B5A5 #6637B5 #B53747 #86B537
square
#37B5A5 #6637B5 #B53747 #86B537
split-complementary
#37B5A5 #B53786 #B56637
monochromatic
#1A574F #29867A #37B5A5 #5CCDBF #8BDCD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#37B5A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.32
#37B5A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37B5A5
8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37B5A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37B5A5 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.32 | 8.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACABA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9DA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37b5a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 181, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.110 182.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80ccbf',
500: '#37b5a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37b5a5; $custom-light: #80ccbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37b5a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 181,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.381,
"s": 53.39,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70138,
"c": 0.11044,
"h": 182.8
},
"luminance": 0.36577
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37B5A5
secondary
#C6828B
accent
#4B5EDD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F7
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281