#37A8BA#37A8BA
#37A8BA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.102 H 210.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37A8BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 168, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.4%, 9.7%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.64, -25.33, -18.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.64, 31.32, 216.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.67% -0.0878 -0.0512) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.67% 0.102 210.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4373, 32.3598, 51.4030) |
| Luminance | 0.3236 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.02
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.95
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.71
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.63
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.82
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37A8BA #BA4937
analogous
#37BA8A #37A8BA #3767BA
triadic
#37A8BA #BA37A8 #A8BA37
tetradic
#37A8BA #8A37BA #BA4937 #67BA37
square
#37A8BA #8A37BA #BA4937 #67BA37
split-complementary
#37A8BA #BA3767 #BA8A37
monochromatic
#1B535C #297D8B #37A8BA #5FC0D0 #8ED3DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#37A8BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.47
#37A8BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37A8BA
7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37A8BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37A8BA | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.47 | 7.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A2BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8694BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37a8ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 168, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.102 210.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c2ce',
500: '#37a8ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37a8ba; $custom-light: #80c2ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37a8ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 168,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.244,
"s": 54.357,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67667,
"c": 0.10164,
"h": 210.3
},
"luminance": 0.32363
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37A8BA
secondary
#C88E85
accent
#5E4ADE
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182