#37C2B4#37C2B4
#37C2B4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.117 H 185.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37C2B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 194, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.6%, 0%, 7.2%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.34, -39.48, -3.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.34, 39.64, 185.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.85% -0.1166 -0.0103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.85% 0.117 185.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1016, 42.6876, 49.8770) |
| Luminance | 0.4269 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.34
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.85
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.97
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.81
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.24
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37C2B4 #C23745
analogous
#37C26F #37C2B4 #378BC2
triadic
#37C2B4 #B437C2 #C2B437
tetradic
#37C2B4 #6F37C2 #C23745 #8BC237
square
#37C2B4 #6F37C2 #C23745 #8BC237
split-complementary
#37C2B4 #C2378B #C26F37
monochromatic
#1C635C #299288 #37C2B4 #63D3C8 #93E0D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#37C2B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.54
#37C2B4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37C2B4
9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37C2B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37C2B4 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.54 | 9.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B7B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A9B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37c2b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 194, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.117 185.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d5ca',
500: '#37c2b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37c2b4; $custom-light: #82d5ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37c2b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 194,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.957,
"s": 55.823,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73849,
"c": 0.11707,
"h": 185.1
},
"luminance": 0.42691
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37C2B4
secondary
#CB8990
accent
#4958DF
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382