#37CBC5#37CBC5
#37CBC5 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.120 H 190.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37CBC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 203, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 59%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 73%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 0%, 3%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.54, -38.82, -8.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.54, 39.66, 191.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.61% -0.1179 -0.0226) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.61% 0.12 190.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0048, 47.5513, 60.2513) |
| Luminance | 0.4755 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.81
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.25
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.05
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.85
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.30
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37CBC5 #CB373D
analogous
#37CB7B #37CBC5 #3787CB
triadic
#37CBC5 #C537CB #CBC537
tetradic
#37CBC5 #7B37CB #CB373D #87CB37
square
#37CBC5 #7B37CB #CB373D #87CB37
split-complementary
#37CBC5 #CB3787 #CB7B37
monochromatic
#1C6C68 #299C98 #37CBC5 #68D8D3 #98E4E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#37CBC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.51
#37CBC5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37CBC5
10.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37CBC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37CBC5 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.51 | 10.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFC0C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAB1C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37cbc5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 203, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.120 190.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85dbd6',
500: '#37cbc5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37cbc5; $custom-light: #85dbd6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37cbc5",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 203,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.568,
"s": 58.73,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76612,
"c": 0.12007,
"h": 190.9
},
"luminance": 0.47555
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37CBC5
secondary
#D08E91
accent
#464CE2
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFA
border
#CBD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383