#37A4A2#37A4A2
#37A4A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.097 H 193.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37A4A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 164, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 50%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 66%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 0%, 1.2%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.63, -30.57, -7.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.63, 31.60, 194.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.78% -0.094 -0.0222) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.78% 0.097 193.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3697, 29.9694, 38.8339) |
| Luminance | 0.2997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.06
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.77
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.49
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.81
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.05
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37A4A2 #A43739
analogous
#37A46B #37A4A2 #376FA4
triadic
#37A4A2 #A237A4 #A4A237
tetradic
#37A4A2 #6B37A4 #A43739 #6FA437
square
#37A4A2 #6B37A4 #A43739 #6FA437
split-complementary
#37A4A2 #A4376F #A46B37
monochromatic
#184847 #287675 #37A4A2 #53C5C3 #81D5D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#37A4A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#37A4A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #37A4A2
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37A4A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37A4A2 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9CA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8990A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37a4a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 164, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.097 193.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dbfbd',
500: '#37a4a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37a4a2; $custom-light: #7dbfbd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37a4a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 164,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.899,
"s": 49.772,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65779,
"c": 0.0966,
"h": 193.3
},
"luminance": 0.29972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37A4A2
secondary
#BE797A
accent
#4F51D9
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181