#37A0AA#37A0AA
#37A0AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.095 H 204.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37A0AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 160, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 51%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 68%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.6%, 5.9%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.65, -26.22, -13.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.65, 29.71, 208.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.08% -0.0863 -0.0387) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.08% 0.095 204.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3989, 28.8537, 42.4640) |
| Luminance | 0.2886 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.72
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.71
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.18
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.93
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.97
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37A0AA #AA4137
analogous
#37AA7B #37A0AA #3767AA
triadic
#37A0AA #AA37A0 #A0AA37
tetradic
#37A0AA #7B37AA #AA4137 #67AA37
square
#37A0AA #7B37AA #AA4137 #67AA37
split-complementary
#37A0AA #AA3767 #AA7B37
monochromatic
#19494E #28747C #37A0AA #56BEC8 #84D0D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.10
#37A0AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.77
#37A0AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #37A0AA
6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37A0AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37A0AA | 1.00 | 3.10 | 6.77 | 6.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9399AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828DAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37a0aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 160, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.095 204.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dbcc3',
500: '#37a0aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37a0aa; $custom-light: #7dbcc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37a0aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 160,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.217,
"s": 51.111,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65075,
"c": 0.09459,
"h": 204.2
},
"luminance": 0.28856
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37A0AA
secondary
#C1827C
accent
#5A4DDB
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181