#37C6AA#37C6AA
#37C6AA is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.125 H 176.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37C6AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 198, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 0%, 14.1%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.29, -43.89, 3.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.29, 44.01, 175.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.54% -0.1252 0.0079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.54% 0.125 176.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0217, 44.0992, 45.0049) |
| Luminance | 0.4410 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.59
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.58
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.58
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.94
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.37
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37C6AA #C63753
analogous
#37C663 #37C6AA #379BC6
triadic
#37C6AA #AA37C6 #C6AA37
tetradic
#37C6AA #6337C6 #C63753 #9BC637
square
#37C6AA #6337C6 #C63753 #9BC637
split-complementary
#37C6AA #C6379B #C66337
monochromatic
#1C6658 #2A9681 #37C6AA #66D4BF #96E2D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#37C6AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.82
#37C6AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37C6AA
9.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37C6AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37C6AA | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.82 | 9.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEBAA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABABAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37c6aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 198, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.125 176.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d8c3',
500: '#37c6aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37c6aa; $custom-light: #82d8c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37c6aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 198,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.252,
"s": 56.522,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74538,
"c": 0.12544,
"h": 176.4
},
"luminance": 0.44103
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37C6AA
secondary
#CD8C99
accent
#4866E0
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381