#37A6BA#37A6BA
#37A6BA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.316; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.101 H 212.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37A6BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 166, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.4%, 10.8%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.03, -24.32, -19.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.03, 31.07, 218.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.18% -0.0858 -0.0538) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.18% 0.101 212.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0709, 31.6271, 51.2809) |
| Luminance | 0.3163 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.76
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.23
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.19
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.21
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.28
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37A6BA #BA4B37
analogous
#37BA8C #37A6BA #3765BA
triadic
#37A6BA #BA37A6 #A6BA37
tetradic
#37A6BA #8C37BA #BA4B37 #65BA37
square
#37A6BA #8C37BA #BA4B37 #65BA37
split-complementary
#37A6BA #BA3765 #BA8C37
monochromatic
#1B525C #297C8B #37A6BA #5FBED0 #8ED1DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.87
#37A6BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.33
#37A6BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37A6BA
7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37A6BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37A6BA | 1.00 | 2.87 | 7.33 | 7.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A0BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8493BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37a6ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 166, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.101 212.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c0ce',
500: '#37a6ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37a6ba; $custom-light: #80c0ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37a6ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 166,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.16,
"s": 54.357,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67178,
"c": 0.10125,
"h": 212.1
},
"luminance": 0.3163
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37A6BA
secondary
#C88F85
accent
#614ADE
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182