#37A8AE#37A8AE
#37A8AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.319; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.099 H 200.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37A8AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 168, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 52%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 68%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.4%, 3.4%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.24, -28.99, -12.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.24, 31.50, 203.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.21% -0.0929 -0.0342) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.21% 0.099 200.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2148, 31.8708, 44.9644) |
| Luminance | 0.3187 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.01
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.33
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.30
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.01
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.74
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37A8AE #AE3D37
analogous
#37AE78 #37A8AE #376DAE
triadic
#37A8AE #AE37A8 #A8AE37
tetradic
#37A8AE #7837AE #AE3D37 #6DAE37
square
#37A8AE #7837AE #AE3D37 #6DAE37
split-complementary
#37A8AE #AE376D #AE7837
monochromatic
#1A4E51 #287B7F #37A8AE #58C4CA #86D5D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#37A8AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.37
#37A8AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37A8AE
7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37A8AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37A8AE | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.37 | 7.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA1AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A94AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37a8ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 168, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.099 200.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc2c6',
500: '#37a8ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37a8ae; $custom-light: #7fc2c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37a8ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 168,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.025,
"s": 51.965,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67207,
"c": 0.09897,
"h": 200.2
},
"luminance": 0.31873
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37A8AE
secondary
#C3817E
accent
#544CDB
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182