#37C8A8#37C8A8
#37C8A8 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.129 H 174.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37C8A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 200, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 73%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.5%, 0%, 16%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.86, -45.26, 5.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.86, 45.55, 173.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.98% -0.1281 0.0129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.98% 0.129 174.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2941, 44.9445, 44.1695) |
| Luminance | 0.4495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.69
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.91
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.14
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.71
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.15
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37C8A8 #C83757
analogous
#37C860 #37C8A8 #379FC8
triadic
#37C8A8 #A837C8 #C8A837
tetradic
#37C8A8 #6037C8 #C83757 #9FC837
square
#37C8A8 #6037C8 #C83757 #9FC837
split-complementary
#37C8A8 #C8379F #C86037
monochromatic
#1D6857 #2A9880 #37C8A8 #67D5BD #97E2D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#37C8A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#37C8A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37C8A8
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37C8A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37C8A8 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1BBA7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEADAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CABF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37c8a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 200, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.129 174.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d9c1',
500: '#37c8a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37c8a8; $custom-light: #83d9c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37c8a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 200,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.759,
"s": 56.863,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74979,
"c": 0.12875,
"h": 174.2
},
"luminance": 0.44948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37C8A8
secondary
#CE8D9B
accent
#4869E0
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FBF7
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0C1512
muted
#7D8381