#37C4A9#37C4A9
#37C4A9 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.124 H 176.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37C4A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 196, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.9%, 0%, 13.8%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.66, -43.28, 2.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.66, 43.38, 176.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.01% -0.1236 0.007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.01% 0.124 176.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4733, 43.1533, 44.3572) |
| Luminance | 0.4316 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.25
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.07
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.92
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.96
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.48
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37C4A9 #C43752
analogous
#37C463 #37C4A9 #3798C4
triadic
#37C4A9 #A937C4 #C4A937
tetradic
#37C4A9 #6337C4 #C43752 #98C437
square
#37C4A9 #6337C4 #C43752 #98C437
split-complementary
#37C4A9 #C43798 #C46337
monochromatic
#1C6457 #2A9480 #37C4A9 #65D4BE #94E1D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#37C4A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.63
#37C4A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37C4A9
9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37C4A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37C4A9 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.63 | 9.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB8A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9AAAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37c4a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 196, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.124 176.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d6c2',
500: '#37c4a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37c4a9; $custom-light: #82d6c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37c4a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 196,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.511,
"s": 56.175,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7401,
"c": 0.12385,
"h": 176.8
},
"luminance": 0.43157
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37C4A9
secondary
#CC8B97
accent
#4865DF
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381