#37A49E#37A49E
#37A49E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.097 H 189.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37A49E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 164, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 50%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 66%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 0%, 3.7%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.51, -31.71, -5.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.51, 32.26, 190.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.64% -0.0958 -0.0166) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.64% 0.097 189.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0198, 29.8294, 36.9910) |
| Luminance | 0.2983 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.52
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.25
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.62
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.11
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.33
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37A49E #A4373D
analogous
#37A467 #37A49E #3774A4
triadic
#37A49E #9E37A4 #A49E37
tetradic
#37A49E #6737A4 #A4373D #74A437
square
#37A49E #6737A4 #A4373D #74A437
split-complementary
#37A49E #A43774 #A46737
monochromatic
#184846 #287672 #37A49E #53C5BF #81D5D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#37A49E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.97
#37A49E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #37A49E
6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37A49E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37A49E | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.97 | 6.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B9C9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A8F9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37a49e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 164, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.097 189.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dbfba',
500: '#37a49e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37a49e; $custom-light: #7dbfba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37a49e",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 164,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.697,
"s": 49.772,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65641,
"c": 0.09724,
"h": 189.8
},
"luminance": 0.29832
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37A49E
secondary
#BE797D
accent
#4F56D9
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1211
muted
#7C8180