#37A3AD#37A3AD
#37A3AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.096 H 204.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37A3AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 163, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 52%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 68%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.2%, 5.8%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.67, -26.82, -14.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.67, 30.30, 207.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.93% -0.0881 -0.0392) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.93% 0.096 204) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2123, 30.0212, 44.1511) |
| Luminance | 0.3002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.92
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.94
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.50
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.44
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.66
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 10.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37A3AD #AD4137
analogous
#37AD7C #37A3AD #3768AD
triadic
#37A3AD #AD37A3 #A3AD37
tetradic
#37A3AD #7C37AD #AD4137 #68AD37
square
#37A3AD #7C37AD #AD4137 #68AD37
split-complementary
#37A3AD #AD3768 #AD7C37
monochromatic
#194B50 #28777F #37A3AD #57C0CA #86D1D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#37A3AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.00
#37A3AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37A3AD
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37A3AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37A3AD | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969CAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8590AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37a3ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 163, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.096 204.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ebec5',
500: '#37a3ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37a3ad; $custom-light: #7ebec5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37a3ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 163,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.085,
"s": 51.754,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65932,
"c": 0.09644,
"h": 204
},
"luminance": 0.30024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37A3AD
secondary
#C2837D
accent
#594DDB
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181