#37C3BF#37C3BF
#37C3BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.115 H 192.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37C3BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 195, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.8%, 0%, 2.1%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.96, -36.86, -8.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.96, 37.87, 193.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.46% -0.1127 -0.0242) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.46% 0.115 192.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4903, 43.6004, 56.0889) |
| Luminance | 0.4360 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.63
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.77
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.01
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.09
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.16
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37C3BF #C3373B
analogous
#37C379 #37C3BF #3781C3
triadic
#37C3BF #BF37C3 #C3BF37
tetradic
#37C3BF #7937C3 #C3373B #81C337
square
#37C3BF #7937C3 #C3373B #81C337
split-complementary
#37C3BF #C33781 #C37937
monochromatic
#1C6461 #2A9390 #37C3BF #64D3D0 #94E1DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#37C3BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.72
#37C3BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37C3BF
9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37C3BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37C3BF | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.72 | 9.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B9BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3AAC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37c3bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 195, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.115 192.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d5d2',
500: '#37c3bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37c3bf; $custom-light: #84d5d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37c3bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 195,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.286,
"s": 56,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74456,
"c": 0.11525,
"h": 192.1
},
"luminance": 0.43604
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37C3BF
secondary
#CC8A8C
accent
#494DDF
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8382