#37C3B3#37C3B3
#37C3B3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.118 H 183.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37C3B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 195, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.8%, 0%, 8.2%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.62, -40.20, -2.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.62, 40.28, 183.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.06% -0.1181 -0.0077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.06% 0.118 183.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2234, 43.0937, 49.4168) |
| Luminance | 0.4310 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.42
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.56
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.76
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.31
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.54
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37C3B3 #C33747
analogous
#37C36D #37C3B3 #378DC3
triadic
#37C3B3 #B337C3 #C3B337
tetradic
#37C3B3 #6D37C3 #C33747 #8DC337
square
#37C3B3 #6D37C3 #C33747 #8DC337
split-complementary
#37C3B3 #C3378D #C36D37
monochromatic
#1C645B #2A9387 #37C3B3 #64D3C7 #94E1D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#37C3B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.62
#37C3B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37C3B3
9.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37C3B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37C3B3 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.62 | 9.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B8B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A9B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37c3b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 195, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.118 183.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d6c9',
500: '#37c3b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37c3b3; $custom-light: #83d6c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37c3b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 195,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.143,
"s": 56,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74064,
"c": 0.11831,
"h": 183.8
},
"luminance": 0.43097
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37C3B3
secondary
#CC8A91
accent
#495ADF
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382