#37C3B2#37C3B2
#37C3B2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.119 H 183.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37C3B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 195, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.8%, 0%, 8.7%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.59, -40.47, -2.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.59, 40.52, 183.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.03% -0.1185 -0.0064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.03% 0.119 183.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1227, 43.0533, 48.8861) |
| Luminance | 0.4306 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.16
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.37
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.92
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.47
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.80
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37C3B2 #C33748
analogous
#37C36C #37C3B2 #378EC3
triadic
#37C3B2 #B237C3 #C3B237
tetradic
#37C3B2 #6C37C3 #C33748 #8EC337
square
#37C3B2 #6C37C3 #C33748 #8EC337
split-complementary
#37C3B2 #C3378E #C36C37
monochromatic
#1C645B #2A9386 #37C3B2 #64D3C6 #94E1D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#37C3B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.61
#37C3B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37C3B2
9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37C3B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37C3B2 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.61 | 9.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB8B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A9B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37c3b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 195, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.119 183.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d6c9',
500: '#37c3b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37c3b2; $custom-light: #82d6c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37c3b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 195,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.714,
"s": 56,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74033,
"c": 0.11869,
"h": 183.1
},
"luminance": 0.43057
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37C3B2
secondary
#CC8A92
accent
#495BDF
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382