#37A4AE#37A4AE
#37A4AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.097 H 203.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37A4AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 164, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 52%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 68%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.4%, 5.7%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.01, -27.01, -14.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.01, 30.50, 207.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.22% -0.0887 -0.0393) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.22% 0.097 203.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4877, 30.4166, 44.7220) |
| Luminance | 0.3042 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.70
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.02
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.63
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.28
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.91
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 10.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37A4AE #AE4137
analogous
#37AE7D #37A4AE #3769AE
triadic
#37A4AE #AE37A4 #A4AE37
tetradic
#37A4AE #7D37AE #AE4137 #69AE37
square
#37A4AE #7D37AE #AE4137 #69AE37
split-complementary
#37A4AE #AE3769 #AE7D37
monochromatic
#1A4C51 #28787F #37A4AE #58C1CA #86D2D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#37A4AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.08
#37A4AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37A4AE
7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37A4AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37A4AE | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.08 | 7.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979DAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8690AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37a4ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 164, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.097 203.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ebfc6',
500: '#37a4ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37a4ae; $custom-light: #7ebfc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37a4ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 164,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.042,
"s": 51.965,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66218,
"c": 0.09705,
"h": 203.9
},
"luminance": 0.30419
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37A4AE
secondary
#C3847E
accent
#584CDB
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182