#37C3B9#37C3B9
#37C3B9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.116 H 187.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37C3B9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 195, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.8%, 0%, 5.1%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.79, -38.55, -5.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.79, 38.96, 188.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.26% -0.1154 -0.0159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.26% 0.116 187.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8435, 43.3417, 52.6825) |
| Luminance | 0.4335 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.68
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.17
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.19
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.32
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.75
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37C3B9 #C33741
analogous
#37C373 #37C3B9 #3787C3
triadic
#37C3B9 #B937C3 #C3B937
tetradic
#37C3B9 #7337C3 #C33741 #87C337
square
#37C3B9 #7337C3 #C33741 #87C337
split-complementary
#37C3B9 #C33787 #C37337
monochromatic
#1C645E #2A938C #37C3B9 #64D3CB #94E1DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#37C3B9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.67
#37C3B9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37C3B9
9.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37C3B9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37C3B9 | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.67 | 9.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B8B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4AABA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37c3b9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 195, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.116 187.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d6ce',
500: '#37c3b9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37c3b9; $custom-light: #83d6ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37c3b9",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 195,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.714,
"s": 56,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74257,
"c": 0.11646,
"h": 187.9
},
"luminance": 0.43345
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37C3B9
secondary
#CC8A8F
accent
#4953DF
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382