#37A4AF#37A4AF
#37A4AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.097 H 204.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37A4AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 164, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 52%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 69%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 6.3%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.05, -26.71, -14.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.05, 30.47, 208.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.26% -0.0883 -0.0407) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.26% 0.097 204.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5855, 30.4557, 45.2374) |
| Luminance | 0.3046 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.51
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.15
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.97
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.63
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.10
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37A4AF #AF4237
analogous
#37AF7E #37A4AF #3768AF
triadic
#37A4AF #AF37A4 #A4AF37
tetradic
#37A4AF #7E37AF #AF4237 #68AF37
square
#37A4AF #7E37AF #AF4237 #68AF37
split-complementary
#37A4AF #AF3768 #AF7E37
monochromatic
#1A4D52 #287880 #37A4AF #59C0CB #87D2D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#37A4AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.09
#37A4AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37A4AF
7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37A4AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37A4AF | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.09 | 7.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979DB0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8590AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37a4af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 164, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.097 204.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ebfc6',
500: '#37a4af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37a4af; $custom-light: #7ebfc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37a4af",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 164,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.5,
"s": 52.174,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66256,
"c": 0.09725,
"h": 204.8
},
"luminance": 0.30458
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37A4AF
secondary
#C3857F
accent
#594CDC
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182