#37A2A4#37A2A4
#37A2A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.293; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.095 H 196.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37A2A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 162, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 50%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 66%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 1.2%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.07, -29.01, -9.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.07, 30.67, 198.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.35% -0.091 -0.0276) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.35% 0.095 196.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1938, 29.3308, 39.6592) |
| Luminance | 0.2933 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.64
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.73
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.17
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.94
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.28
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37A2A4 #A43937
analogous
#37A46F #37A2A4 #376BA4
triadic
#37A2A4 #A437A2 #A2A437
tetradic
#37A2A4 #6F37A4 #A43937 #6BA437
square
#37A2A4 #6F37A4 #A43937 #6BA437
split-complementary
#37A2A4 #A4376B #A46F37
monochromatic
#184748 #287576 #37A2A4 #53C3C5 #81D3D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.06
#37A2A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.87
#37A2A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #37A2A4
6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37A2A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37A2A4 | 1.00 | 3.06 | 6.87 | 6.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979AA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#878EA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37a2a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 162, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.095 196.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dbebe',
500: '#37a2a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37a2a4; $custom-light: #7dbebe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37a2a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 162,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.101,
"s": 49.772,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6535,
"c": 0.0951,
"h": 196.9
},
"luminance": 0.29333
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37A2A4
secondary
#BE7A79
accent
#514FD9
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181