#37A8B2#37A8B2
#37A8B2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.099 H 203.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37A8B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 168, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 53%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 69%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 5.6%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.37, -27.79, -14.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.37, 31.28, 207.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.36% -0.0911 -0.0399) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.36% 0.099 203.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6106, 32.0291, 47.0487) |
| Luminance | 0.3203 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.84
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.57
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.74
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.22
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 10.04
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 10.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37A8B2 #B24137
analogous
#37B27E #37A8B2 #376AB2
triadic
#37A8B2 #B237A8 #A8B237
tetradic
#37A8B2 #7E37B2 #B24137 #6AB237
square
#37A8B2 #7E37B2 #B24137 #6AB237
split-complementary
#37A8B2 #B2376A #B27E37
monochromatic
#1A5054 #297C83 #37A8B2 #5AC3CC #89D4DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#37A8B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.41
#37A8B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37A8B2
7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37A8B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37A8B2 | 1.00 | 2.84 | 7.41 | 7.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA1B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8994B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37a8b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 168, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.099 203.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc2c9',
500: '#37a8b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37a8b2; $custom-light: #7fc2c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37a8b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 168,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.878,
"s": 52.79,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67357,
"c": 0.09948,
"h": 203.6
},
"luminance": 0.32032
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37A8B2
secondary
#C58680
accent
#574CDC
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182