#37ACAF#37ACAF
#37ACAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.101 H 197.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37ACAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 172, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 52%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 69%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 1.7%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.49, -30.64, -11.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.49, 32.56, 199.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.23% -0.0966 -0.0305) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.23% 0.101 197.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0625, 33.4097, 45.7297) |
| Luminance | 0.3341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.76
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.64
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.14
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.09
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.13
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37ACAF #AF3A37
analogous
#37AF76 #37ACAF #3770AF
triadic
#37ACAF #AF37AC #ACAF37
tetradic
#37ACAF #7637AF #AF3A37 #70AF37
square
#37ACAF #7637AF #AF3A37 #70AF37
split-complementary
#37ACAF #AF3770 #AF7637
monochromatic
#1A5052 #287E80 #37ACAF #59C8CB #87D7D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#37ACAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.68
#37ACAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37ACAF
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37ACAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37ACAF | 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)
#A0A4AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E97B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37acaf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 172, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.101 197.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc5c6',
500: '#37acaf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37acaf; $custom-light: #7fc5c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37acaf",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 172,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.5,
"s": 52.174,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68234,
"c": 0.10127,
"h": 197.5
},
"luminance": 0.33412
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37ACAF
secondary
#C3807F
accent
#504CDC
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0B1313
muted
#7C8282