#37BC9E#37BC9E
#37BC9E is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.121 H 174.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37BC9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 188, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 71%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.7%, 0%, 16%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.93, -42.63, 4.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.93, 42.92, 173.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.69% -0.1207 0.0124) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.69% 0.121 174.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7272, 39.2443, 38.5601) |
| Luminance | 0.3925 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.63
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.39
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.59
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.48
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.78
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37BC9E #BC3755
analogous
#37BC5B #37BC9E #3798BC
triadic
#37BC9E #9E37BC #BC9E37
tetradic
#37BC9E #5B37BC #BC3755 #98BC37
square
#37BC9E #5B37BC #BC3755 #98BC37
split-complementary
#37BC9E #BC3798 #BC5B37
monochromatic
#1B5D4E #298D76 #37BC9E #60D0B7 #8FDECC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#37BC9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.85
#37BC9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37BC9E
8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37BC9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37BC9E | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.85 | 8.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B09D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4A3A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37bc9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 188, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.121 174.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80d1ba',
500: '#37bc9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37bc9e; $custom-light: #80d1ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37bc9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 188,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.466,
"s": 54.733,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71687,
"c": 0.12134,
"h": 174.1
},
"luminance": 0.39247
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37BC9E
secondary
#C98695
accent
#4A6BDE
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8280