#37A49C#37A49C
#37A49C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.098 H 188.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37A49C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 164, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 50%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 66%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 0%, 4.9%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.45, -32.28, -4.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.45, 32.65, 188.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.57% -0.0967 -0.0137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.57% 0.098 188.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8490, 29.7611, 36.0917) |
| Luminance | 0.2976 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.48
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.15
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.21
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.72
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.55
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37A49C #A4373F
analogous
#37A465 #37A49C #3776A4
triadic
#37A49C #9C37A4 #A49C37
tetradic
#37A49C #6537A4 #A4373F #76A437
square
#37A49C #6537A4 #A4373F #76A437
split-complementary
#37A49C #A43776 #A46537
monochromatic
#184845 #287670 #37A49C #53C5BD #81D5CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.02
#37A49C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.95
#37A49C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #37A49C
6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37A49C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37A49C | 1.00 | 3.02 | 6.95 | 6.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B9B9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B8F9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37a49c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 164, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.098 188.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dbfb9',
500: '#37a49c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37a49c; $custom-light: #7dbfb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37a49c",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 164,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.596,
"s": 49.772,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65573,
"c": 0.09771,
"h": 188.1
},
"luminance": 0.29763
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37A49C
secondary
#BE797E
accent
#4F59D9
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1211
muted
#7C8180