#37C4C4#37C4C4
#37C4C4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.115 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37C4C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 196, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.9%, 0%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.41, -35.90, -10.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.41, 37.46, 196.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.87% -0.1115 -0.0298) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.87% 0.115 195) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2747, 44.2739, 59.1113) |
| Luminance | 0.4428 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.87
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.71
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.36
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.99
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.37
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37C4C4 #C43737
analogous
#37C47E #37C4C4 #377EC4
triadic
#37C4C4 #C437C4 #C4C437
tetradic
#37C4C4 #7E37C4 #C43737 #7EC437
square
#37C4C4 #7E37C4 #C43737 #7EC437
split-complementary
#37C4C4 #C4377E #C47E37
monochromatic
#1C6464 #2A9494 #37C4C4 #65D4D4 #94E1E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#37C4C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.86
#37C4C4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37C4C4
9.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37C4C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37C4C4 | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.86 | 9.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7BAC4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2ABC5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37c4c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 196, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.115 195.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d6d5',
500: '#37c4c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37c4c4; $custom-light: #84d6d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37c4c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 196,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 56.175,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74872,
"c": 0.11541,
"h": 195
},
"luminance": 0.44278
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37C4C4
secondary
#CC8B8B
accent
#4848DF
background
#F8FDFD
surface
#F0FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8383