#37A8AF#37A8AF
#37A8AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.319; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.099 H 201.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37A8AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 168, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 52%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 69%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 4%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.27, -28.69, -12.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.27, 31.43, 204.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.24% -0.0924 -0.0356) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.24% 0.099 201.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3126, 31.9100, 45.4797) |
| Luminance | 0.3191 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.69
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.36
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.66
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.30
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.06
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37A8AF #AF3E37
analogous
#37AF7A #37A8AF #376CAF
triadic
#37A8AF #AF37A8 #A8AF37
tetradic
#37A8AF #7A37AF #AF3E37 #6CAF37
square
#37A8AF #7A37AF #AF3E37 #6CAF37
split-complementary
#37A8AF #AF376C #AF7A37
monochromatic
#1A4F52 #287B80 #37A8AF #59C4CB #87D5D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#37A8AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.38
#37A8AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37A8AF
7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37A8AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37A8AF | 1.00 | 2.84 | 7.38 | 7.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA1B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A94B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37a8af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 168, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.099 201.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc2c6',
500: '#37a8af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37a8af; $custom-light: #7fc2c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37a8af",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 168,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.5,
"s": 52.174,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67244,
"c": 0.09906,
"h": 201.1
},
"luminance": 0.31913
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37A8AF
secondary
#C3837F
accent
#554CDC
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182