#37B9C3#37B9C3
#37B9C3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.110 H 202.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37B9C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 185, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.8%, 5.1%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.07, -30.98, -15.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.07, 34.50, 206.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.16% -0.1011 -0.0422) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.16% 0.11 202.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7705, 39.4469, 57.7169) |
| Luminance | 0.3945 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.80
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.30
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.35
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.03
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.14
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37B9C3 #C34137
analogous
#37C387 #37B9C3 #3773C3
triadic
#37B9C3 #C337B9 #B9C337
tetradic
#37B9C3 #8737C3 #C34137 #73C337
square
#37B9C3 #8737C3 #C34137 #73C337
split-complementary
#37B9C3 #C33773 #C38737
monochromatic
#1C5E64 #2A8C93 #37B9C3 #64CBD3 #94DBE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#37B9C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.89
#37B9C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37B9C3
8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37B9C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37B9C3 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.89 | 8.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABB1C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A2C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37b9c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 185, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.110 202.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83ced5',
500: '#37b9c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37b9c3; $custom-light: #83ced5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37b9c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 185,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.286,
"s": 56,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72157,
"c": 0.1095,
"h": 202.6
},
"luminance": 0.3945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37B9C3
secondary
#CC8F8A
accent
#5349DF
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283