#37C4B6#37C4B6
#37C4B6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.118 H 185.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37C4B6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 196, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.9%, 0%, 7.1%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.00, -39.83, -3.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.00, 40.00, 185.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.41% -0.1177 -0.0106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.41% 0.118 185.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7549, 43.6659, 51.1071) |
| Luminance | 0.4367 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.77
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.07
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.21
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.85
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.27
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37C4B6 #C43745
analogous
#37C470 #37C4B6 #378BC4
triadic
#37C4B6 #B637C4 #C4B637
tetradic
#37C4B6 #7037C4 #C43745 #8BC437
square
#37C4B6 #7037C4 #C43745 #8BC437
split-complementary
#37C4B6 #C4378B #C47037
monochromatic
#1C645D #2A948A #37C4B6 #65D4C9 #94E1D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#37C4B6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.73
#37C4B6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37C4B6
9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37C4B6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37C4B6 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.73 | 9.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB9B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6AAB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37c4b6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 196, 182); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.118 185.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d6cb',
500: '#37c4b6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37c4b6; $custom-light: #83d6cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37c4b6",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 196,
"b": 182
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.043,
"s": 56.175,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74406,
"c": 0.11818,
"h": 185.2
},
"luminance": 0.43669
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37C4B6
secondary
#CC8B91
accent
#4857DF
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382