#37A9AF#37A9AF
#37A9AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.323; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.100 H 200.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37A9AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 169, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 52%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 69%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 3.4%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.57, -29.18, -12.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.57, 31.70, 202.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.49% -0.0935 -0.0343) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.49% 0.1 200.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4980, 32.2806, 45.5415) |
| Luminance | 0.3228 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.87
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.51
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.17
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.21
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.56
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37A9AF #AF3D37
analogous
#37AF79 #37A9AF #376DAF
triadic
#37A9AF #AF37A9 #A9AF37
tetradic
#37A9AF #7937AF #AF3D37 #6DAF37
square
#37A9AF #7937AF #AF3D37 #6DAF37
split-complementary
#37A9AF #AF376D #AF7937
monochromatic
#1A4F52 #287C80 #37A9AF #59C5CB #87D5D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#37A9AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.46
#37A9AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37A9AF
7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37A9AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37A9AF | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.46 | 7.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA2B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B94B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37a9af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 169, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.100 200.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc3c6',
500: '#37a9af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37a9af; $custom-light: #7fc3c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37a9af",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 169,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183,
"s": 52.174,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67492,
"c": 0.09958,
"h": 200.2
},
"luminance": 0.32283
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37A9AF
secondary
#C3827F
accent
#534CDC
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182