#37A4AC#37A4AC
#37A4AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.303; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.097 H 202.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37A4AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 164, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 52%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 68%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 4.7%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.95, -27.62, -13.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.95, 30.58, 205.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.14% -0.0896 -0.0365) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.14% 0.097 202.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2942, 30.3392, 43.7028) |
| Luminance | 0.3034 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.83
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.16
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.94
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.60
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.38
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37A4AC #AC3F37
analogous
#37AC7A #37A4AC #3769AC
triadic
#37A4AC #AC37A4 #A4AC37
tetradic
#37A4AC #7A37AC #AC3F37 #69AC37
square
#37A4AC #7A37AC #AC3F37 #69AC37
split-complementary
#37A4AC #AC3769 #AC7A37
monochromatic
#194C4F #28787E #37A4AC #57C1C9 #85D2D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#37A4AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.07
#37A4AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37A4AC
7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37A4AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37A4AC | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.07 | 7.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989DAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8690AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37a4ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 164, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.097 202.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ebfc4',
500: '#37a4ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37a4ac; $custom-light: #7ebfc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37a4ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 164,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.103,
"s": 51.542,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66142,
"c": 0.09673,
"h": 202.1
},
"luminance": 0.30342
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37A4AC
secondary
#C2827D
accent
#574DDB
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181