#37AAB3#37AAB3
#37AAB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.328; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.101 H 202.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37AAB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 170, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 53%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 69%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.3%, 5%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.01, -28.47, -13.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.01, 31.71, 206.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.89% -0.0928 -0.0387) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.89% 0.101 202.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0834, 32.8136, 47.7035) |
| Luminance | 0.3282 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.79
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.82
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.16
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.26
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.39
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37AAB3 #B34037
analogous
#37B37E #37AAB3 #376CB3
triadic
#37AAB3 #B337AA #AAB337
tetradic
#37AAB3 #7E37B3 #B34037 #6CB337
square
#37AAB3 #7E37B3 #B34037 #6CB337
split-complementary
#37AAB3 #B3376C #B37E37
monochromatic
#1A5155 #297E84 #37AAB3 #5BC4CD #8AD5DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#37AAB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.56
#37AAB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37AAB3
7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37AAB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37AAB3 | 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)
#9DA3B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B95B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37aab3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 170, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.101 202.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc3c9',
500: '#37aab3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37aab3; $custom-light: #7fc3c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37aab3",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 170,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.355,
"s": 52.991,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67887,
"c": 0.10053,
"h": 202.7
},
"luminance": 0.32816
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37AAB3
secondary
#C58681
accent
#564BDC
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182