#37C3B6#37C3B6
#37C3B6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.117 H 185.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37C3B6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 195, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.8%, 0%, 6.7%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.70, -39.38, -4.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.70, 39.60, 186.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.16% -0.1167 -0.0118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.16% 0.117 185.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5301, 43.2163, 51.0321) |
| Luminance | 0.4322 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.51
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.29
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.33
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.80
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.93
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37C3B6 #C33744
analogous
#37C370 #37C3B6 #378AC3
triadic
#37C3B6 #B637C3 #C3B637
tetradic
#37C3B6 #7037C3 #C33744 #8AC337
square
#37C3B6 #7037C3 #C33744 #8AC337
split-complementary
#37C3B6 #C3378A #C37037
monochromatic
#1C645D #2A9389 #37C3B6 #64D3C9 #94E1DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#37C3B6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.64
#37C3B6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37C3B6
9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37C3B6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37C3B6 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.64 | 9.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B8B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5AAB7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37c3b6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 195, 182); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.117 185.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d6cb',
500: '#37c3b6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37c3b6; $custom-light: #83d6cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37c3b6",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 195,
"b": 182
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.429,
"s": 56,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7416,
"c": 0.11731,
"h": 185.8
},
"luminance": 0.4322
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37C3B6
secondary
#CC8A90
accent
#4957DF
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382