#37A9BC#37A9BC
#37A9BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.328; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.103 H 211.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37A9BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 169, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 71%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.7%, 10.1%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.01, -25.22, -18.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.01, 31.56, 216.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.99% -0.088 -0.0528) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.99% 0.103 211) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8367, 32.8161, 52.5924) |
| Luminance | 0.3282 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.87
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.30
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.59
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.90
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 11.11
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37A9BC #BC4A37
analogous
#37BC8C #37A9BC #3767BC
triadic
#37A9BC #BC37A9 #A9BC37
tetradic
#37A9BC #8C37BC #BC4A37 #67BC37
square
#37A9BC #8C37BC #BC4A37 #67BC37
split-complementary
#37A9BC #BC3767 #BC8C37
monochromatic
#1B545D #297E8D #37A9BC #60C0D0 #8FD3DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#37A9BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.56
#37A9BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37A9BC
7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37A9BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37A9BC | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.56 | 7.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A3BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8795BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37a9bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 169, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.103 211.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c3d0',
500: '#37a9bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37a9bc; $custom-light: #80c3d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37a9bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 169,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.571,
"s": 54.733,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6799,
"c": 0.10258,
"h": 211
},
"luminance": 0.32819
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37A9BC
secondary
#C98F86
accent
#5F4ADE
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8182