#37C3BC#37C3BC
#37C3BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.116 H 190.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37C3BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 195, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.8%, 0%, 3.6%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.87, -37.71, -7.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.87, 38.39, 190.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.36% -0.114 -0.02) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.36% 0.116 190) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1635, 43.4697, 54.3680) |
| Luminance | 0.4347 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.23
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.77
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.53
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.80
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.14
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37C3BC #C3373E
analogous
#37C376 #37C3BC #3784C3
triadic
#37C3BC #BC37C3 #C3BC37
tetradic
#37C3BC #7637C3 #C3373E #84C337
square
#37C3BC #7637C3 #C3373E #84C337
split-complementary
#37C3BC #C33784 #C37637
monochromatic
#1C6460 #2A938E #37C3BC #64D3CE #94E1DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#37C3BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.69
#37C3BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37C3BC
9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37C3BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37C3BC | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.69 | 9.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B9BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4AABD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37c3bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 195, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.116 190.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d6d0',
500: '#37c3bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37c3bc; $custom-light: #83d6d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37c3bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 195,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177,
"s": 56,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74356,
"c": 0.11577,
"h": 190
},
"luminance": 0.43473
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37C3BC
secondary
#CC8A8D
accent
#4950DF
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382