#37C2A9#37C2A9
#37C2A9 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.423; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.122 H 177.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37C2A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 194, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.6%, 0%, 12.9%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.05, -42.41, 1.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.05, 42.46, 177.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.51% -0.1216 0.0046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.51% 0.122 177.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0252, 42.2571, 44.2078) |
| Luminance | 0.4226 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.79
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.35
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.73
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.77
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.48
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37C2A9 #C23750
analogous
#37C264 #37C2A9 #3796C2
triadic
#37C2A9 #A937C2 #C2A937
tetradic
#37C2A9 #6437C2 #C23750 #96C237
square
#37C2A9 #6437C2 #C23750 #96C237
split-complementary
#37C2A9 #C23796 #C26437
monochromatic
#1C6356 #29927F #37C2A9 #63D3BF #93E0D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#37C2A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.45
#37C2A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37C2A9
9.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37C2A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37C2A9 | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.45 | 9.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB6A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A8AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37c2a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 194, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.122 177.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d5c2',
500: '#37c2a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37c2a9; $custom-light: #82d5c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37c2a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 194,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.209,
"s": 55.823,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73511,
"c": 0.12174,
"h": 177.8
},
"luminance": 0.4226
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37C2A9
secondary
#CB8995
accent
#4964DF
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381