#37C3C4#37C3C4
#37C3C4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.115 H 195.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37C3C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 195, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.9%, 0.5%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.11, -35.43, -11.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.11, 37.15, 197.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.63% -0.1105 -0.031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.63% 0.115 195.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0499, 43.8243, 59.0363) |
| Luminance | 0.4383 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.03
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.09
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.57
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.00
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.28
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37C3C4 #C43837
analogous
#37C47F #37C3C4 #377CC4
triadic
#37C3C4 #C437C3 #C3C437
tetradic
#37C3C4 #7F37C4 #C43837 #7CC437
square
#37C3C4 #7F37C4 #C43837 #7CC437
split-complementary
#37C3C4 #C4377C #C47F37
monochromatic
#1C6464 #2A9394 #37C3C4 #65D3D4 #94E1E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#37C3C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.77
#37C3C4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37C3C4
9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37C3C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37C3C4 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.77 | 9.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6BAC4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1AAC5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37c3c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 195, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.115 195.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d5d5',
500: '#37c3c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37c3c4; $custom-light: #84d5d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37c3c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 195,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.426,
"s": 56.175,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74628,
"c": 0.11479,
"h": 195.7
},
"luminance": 0.43828
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37C3C4
secondary
#CC8B8B
accent
#4948DF
background
#F8FDFD
surface
#F0FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8383