#37ABB8#37ABB8
#37ABB8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.102 H 205.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37ABB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 171, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 70%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.1%, 7.1%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.48, -27.45, -16.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.48, 31.79, 210.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.32% -0.0917 -0.0445) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.32% 0.102 205.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7864, 33.3959, 50.4778) |
| Luminance | 0.3340 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.61
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.45
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.55
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.63
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.35
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 10.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37ABB8 #B84437
analogous
#37B885 #37ABB8 #376AB8
triadic
#37ABB8 #B837AB #ABB837
tetradic
#37ABB8 #8537B8 #B84437 #6AB837
square
#37ABB8 #8537B8 #B84437 #6AB837
split-complementary
#37ABB8 #B8376A #B88537
monochromatic
#1B535A #297F89 #37ABB8 #5DC3CF #8DD5DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#37ABB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.68
#37ABB8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37ABB8
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37ABB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37ABB8 | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.68 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA4B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A97B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37abb8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 171, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.102 205.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c4cd',
500: '#37abb8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37abb8; $custom-light: #80c4cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37abb8",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 171,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.047,
"s": 53.975,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68322,
"c": 0.10191,
"h": 205.9
},
"luminance": 0.33399
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37ABB8
secondary
#C78A84
accent
#594ADD
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182