#37A4B7#37A4B7
#37A4B7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.100 H 211.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37A4B7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 164, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 70%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.9%, 10.4%, 0%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.32, -24.24, -18.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.32, 30.64, 217.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.57% -0.0849 -0.0521) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.57% 0.1 211.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3946, 30.7794, 49.4986) |
| Luminance | 0.3078 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.19
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.82
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.27
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.66
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.77
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37A4B7 #B74A37
analogous
#37B78A #37A4B7 #3764B7
triadic
#37A4B7 #B737A4 #A4B737
tetradic
#37A4B7 #8A37B7 #B74A37 #64B737
square
#37A4B7 #8A37B7 #B74A37 #64B737
split-complementary
#37A4B7 #B73764 #B78A37
monochromatic
#1B5059 #297A88 #37A4B7 #5DBDCE #8CD0DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.93
#37A4B7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.16
#37A4B7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37A4B7
7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37A4B7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37A4B7 | 1.00 | 2.93 | 7.16 | 7.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959EB8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8391B7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37a4b7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 164, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.100 211.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fbfcc',
500: '#37a4b7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37a4b7; $custom-light: #7fbfcc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37a4b7",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 164,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.906,
"s": 53.782,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66569,
"c": 0.09967,
"h": 211.5
},
"luminance": 0.30782
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37A4B7
secondary
#C78D83
accent
#604BDD
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182