#37A9BA#37A9BA
#37A9BA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.102 H 209.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37A9BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 169, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.4%, 9.1%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.94, -25.84, -17.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.94, 31.47, 214.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.91% -0.0888 -0.0499) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.91% 0.102 209.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6226, 32.7305, 51.4648) |
| Luminance | 0.3273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.72
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.86
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.98
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.18
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.61
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 11.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37A9BA #BA4837
analogous
#37BA89 #37A9BA #3768BA
triadic
#37A9BA #BA37A9 #A9BA37
tetradic
#37A9BA #8937BA #BA4837 #68BA37
square
#37A9BA #8937BA #BA4837 #68BA37
split-complementary
#37A9BA #BA3768 #BA8937
monochromatic
#1B535C #297E8B #37A9BA #5FC1D0 #8ED3DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#37A9BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.55
#37A9BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37A9BA
7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37A9BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37A9BA | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.55 | 7.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA3BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8795BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37a9ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 169, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.102 209.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c3ce',
500: '#37a9ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37a9ba; $custom-light: #80c3ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37a9ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 169,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.786,
"s": 54.357,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67911,
"c": 0.10187,
"h": 209.3
},
"luminance": 0.32733
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37A9BA
secondary
#C88D85
accent
#5D4ADE
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182