#37A2AA#37A2AA
#37A2AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.095 H 202.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37A2AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 162, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 51%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 68%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.6%, 4.7%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.27, -27.22, -13.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.27, 30.19, 205.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.57% -0.0884 -0.0362) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.57% 0.095 202.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7484, 29.5527, 42.5805) |
| Luminance | 0.2955 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.64
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.60
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.67
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.95
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.04
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37A2AA #AA3F37
analogous
#37AA79 #37A2AA #3769AA
triadic
#37A2AA #AA37A2 #A2AA37
tetradic
#37A2AA #7937AA #AA3F37 #69AA37
square
#37A2AA #7937AA #AA3F37 #69AA37
split-complementary
#37A2AA #AA3769 #AA7937
monochromatic
#194A4E #28767C #37A2AA #56C0C8 #84D1D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.04
#37A2AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.91
#37A2AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #37A2AA
6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37A2AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37A2AA | 1.00 | 3.04 | 6.91 | 6.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969BAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858FAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37a2aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 162, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.095 202.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ebec3',
500: '#37a2aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37a2aa; $custom-light: #7ebec3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37a2aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 162,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.174,
"s": 51.111,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65571,
"c": 0.09549,
"h": 202.3
},
"luminance": 0.29555
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37A2AA
secondary
#C1817C
accent
#574DDB
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181