#37C2B8#37C2B8
#37C2B8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.116 H 187.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37C2B8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 194, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.6%, 0%, 5.2%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.46, -38.37, -5.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.46, 38.78, 188.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.98% -0.1148 -0.0158) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.98% 0.116 187.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5150, 42.8530, 52.0540) |
| Luminance | 0.4286 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.47
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.04
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.29
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.42
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.50
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37C2B8 #C23741
analogous
#37C273 #37C2B8 #3787C2
triadic
#37C2B8 #B837C2 #C2B837
tetradic
#37C2B8 #7337C2 #C23741 #87C237
square
#37C2B8 #7337C2 #C23741 #87C237
split-complementary
#37C2B8 #C23787 #C27337
monochromatic
#1C635E #29928B #37C2B8 #63D3CB #93E0DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#37C2B8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.57
#37C2B8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37C2B8
9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37C2B8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37C2B8 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.57 | 9.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B7B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4A9B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37c2b8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 194, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.116 187.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d5cd',
500: '#37c2b8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37c2b8; $custom-light: #83d5cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37c2b8",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 194,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.683,
"s": 55.823,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73978,
"c": 0.11589,
"h": 187.8
},
"luminance": 0.42856
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37C2B8
secondary
#CB898E
accent
#4953DF
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382