#37C2C4#37C2C4
#37C2C4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.114 H 196.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37C2C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 194, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.9%, 1%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.81, -34.96, -11.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.81, 36.84, 198.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.38% -0.1095 -0.0323) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.38% 0.114 196.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8266, 43.3776, 58.9619) |
| Luminance | 0.4338 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.24
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.49
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.81
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.03
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.21
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37C2C4 #C43937
analogous
#37C480 #37C2C4 #377CC4
triadic
#37C2C4 #C437C2 #C2C437
tetradic
#37C2C4 #8037C4 #C43937 #7CC437
square
#37C2C4 #8037C4 #C43937 #7CC437
split-complementary
#37C2C4 #C4377C #C48037
monochromatic
#1C6364 #2A9394 #37C2C4 #65D2D4 #94E0E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#37C2C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.68
#37C2C4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37C2C4
9.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37C2C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37C2C4 | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.68 | 9.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5B9C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0AAC5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37c2c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 194, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.114 196.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d5d5',
500: '#37c2c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37c2c4; $custom-light: #84d5d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37c2c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 194,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.851,
"s": 56.175,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74384,
"c": 0.11419,
"h": 196.4
},
"luminance": 0.43381
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37C2C4
secondary
#CC8B8B
accent
#4A48DF
background
#F8FDFD
surface
#F0FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8383