#37A4BA#37A4BA
#37A4BA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.101 H 214.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37A4BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 164, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.4%, 11.8%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.43, -23.30, -20.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.43, 30.88, 221.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.69% -0.0837 -0.0564) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.69% 0.101 214) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7102, 30.9056, 51.1606) |
| Luminance | 0.3091 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.59
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.62
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.73
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.61
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.24
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37A4BA #BA4D37
analogous
#37BA8E #37A4BA #3763BA
triadic
#37A4BA #BA37A4 #A4BA37
tetradic
#37A4BA #8E37BA #BA4D37 #63BA37
square
#37A4BA #8E37BA #BA4D37 #63BA37
split-complementary
#37A4BA #BA3763 #BA8E37
monochromatic
#1B515C #297A8B #37A4BA #5FBDD0 #8ED0DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.92
#37A4BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.18
#37A4BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37A4BA
7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37A4BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37A4BA | 1.00 | 2.92 | 7.18 | 7.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#949FBB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8291BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37a4ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 164, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.101 214.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80bfce',
500: '#37a4ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37a4ba; $custom-light: #80bfce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37a4ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 164,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.076,
"s": 54.357,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66691,
"c": 0.10097,
"h": 214
},
"luminance": 0.30908
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37A4BA
secondary
#C89085
accent
#634ADE
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182