#37A3AA#37A3AA
#37A3AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.096 H 201.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37A3AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 163, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 51%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 68%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.6%, 4.1%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.57, -27.72, -12.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.57, 30.44, 204.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.82% -0.0894 -0.0349) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.82% 0.096 201.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9253, 29.9064, 42.6394) |
| Luminance | 0.2991 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.67
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.62
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.46
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.44
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.91
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37A3AA #AA3E37
analogous
#37AA78 #37A3AA #376AAA
triadic
#37A3AA #AA37A3 #A3AA37
tetradic
#37A3AA #7837AA #AA3E37 #6AAA37
square
#37A3AA #7837AA #AA3E37 #6AAA37
split-complementary
#37A3AA #AA376A #AA7837
monochromatic
#194A4E #28777C #37A3AA #56C1C8 #84D2D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#37A3AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.98
#37A3AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #37A3AA
6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37A3AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37A3AA | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.98 | 6.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979CAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#868FAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37a3aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 163, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.096 201.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ebec3',
500: '#37a3aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37a3aa; $custom-light: #7ebec3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37a3aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 163,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.652,
"s": 51.111,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65819,
"c": 0.09599,
"h": 201.3
},
"luminance": 0.29909
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37A3AA
secondary
#C1807C
accent
#564DDB
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181