#37BDC6#37BDC6
#37BDC6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.413; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.112 H 201.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37BDC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 189, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 4.5%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.37, -32.01, -14.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.37, 35.29, 204.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.24% -0.1037 -0.0413) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.24% 0.112 201.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9617, 41.2811, 59.8041) |
| Luminance | 0.4128 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.78
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.19
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.08
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.09
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.36
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37BDC6 #C64037
analogous
#37C687 #37BDC6 #3776C6
triadic
#37BDC6 #C637BD #BDC637
tetradic
#37BDC6 #8737C6 #C64037 #76C637
square
#37BDC6 #8737C6 #C64037 #76C637
split-complementary
#37BDC6 #C63776 #C68737
monochromatic
#1C6266 #2A8F96 #37BDC6 #66CDD4 #96DDE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#37BDC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.26
#37BDC6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37BDC6
9.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37BDC6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37BDC6 | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.26 | 9.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEB5C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA6C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37bdc6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 189, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.112 201.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d1d7',
500: '#37bdc6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37bdc6; $custom-light: #83d1d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37bdc6",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 189,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.776,
"s": 56.522,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7324,
"c": 0.11166,
"h": 201.7
},
"luminance": 0.41285
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37BDC6
secondary
#CD908C
accent
#5248E0
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8283