#37C6B5#37C6B5
#37C6B5 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.120 H 183.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37C6B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 198, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 0%, 8.6%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.58, -40.99, -2.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.58, 41.06, 183.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.87% -0.1201 -0.0069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.87% 0.12 183.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1061, 44.5330, 50.7161) |
| Luminance | 0.4454 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.45
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.06
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.50
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.30
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.10
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37C6B5 #C63748
analogous
#37C66D #37C6B5 #3790C6
triadic
#37C6B5 #B537C6 #C6B537
tetradic
#37C6B5 #6D37C6 #C63748 #90C637
square
#37C6B5 #6D37C6 #C63748 #90C637
split-complementary
#37C6B5 #C63790 #C66D37
monochromatic
#1C665D #2A9689 #37C6B5 #66D4C7 #96E2D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#37C6B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.91
#37C6B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37C6B5
9.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37C6B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37C6B5 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.91 | 9.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCBBB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9ACB7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37c6b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 198, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.120 183.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d8cb',
500: '#37c6b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37c6b5; $custom-light: #83d8cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37c6b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 198,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.867,
"s": 56.522,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74869,
"c": 0.12034,
"h": 183.3
},
"luminance": 0.44537
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37C6B5
secondary
#CD8C93
accent
#485AE0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382