#37C2B5#37C2B5
#37C2B5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.117 H 185.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37C2B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 194, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.6%, 0%, 6.7%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.37, -39.20, -4.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.37, 39.41, 185.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.88% -0.1162 -0.0117) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.88% 0.117 185.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2039, 42.7285, 50.4154) |
| Luminance | 0.4273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.29
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.13
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.29
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.70
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.01
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37C2B5 #C23744
analogous
#37C270 #37C2B5 #378AC2
triadic
#37C2B5 #B537C2 #C2B537
tetradic
#37C2B5 #7037C2 #C23744 #8AC237
square
#37C2B5 #7037C2 #C23744 #8AC237
split-complementary
#37C2B5 #C2378A #C27037
monochromatic
#1C635C #299289 #37C2B5 #63D3C8 #93E0D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#37C2B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.55
#37C2B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37C2B5
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37C2B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37C2B5 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.55 | 9.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B7B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4A9B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37c2b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 194, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.117 185.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d5cb',
500: '#37c2b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37c2b5; $custom-light: #83d5cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37c2b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 194,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.388,
"s": 55.823,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73881,
"c": 0.11675,
"h": 185.7
},
"luminance": 0.42732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37C2B5
secondary
#CB8990
accent
#4957DF
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382