#37AEA3#37AEA3
#37AEA3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.105 H 186.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37AEA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 174, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 52%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 68%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.4%, 0%, 6.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.74, -35.02, -3.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.74, 35.24, 186.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.32% -0.104 -0.0112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.32% 0.105 186.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3194, 33.7260, 39.9240) |
| Luminance | 0.3373 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.90
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.81
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.81
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.30
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.44
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37AEA3 #AE3742
analogous
#37AE68 #37AEA3 #377DAE
triadic
#37AEA3 #A337AE #AEA337
tetradic
#37AEA3 #6837AE #AE3742 #7DAE37
square
#37AEA3 #6837AE #AE3742 #7DAE37
split-complementary
#37AEA3 #AE377D #AE6837
monochromatic
#1A514C #287F77 #37AEA3 #58CAC0 #86D9D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#37AEA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.75
#37AEA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37AEA3
7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37AEA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37AEA3 | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.75 | 7.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A4A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9498A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37aea3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 174, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.105 186.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ec7be',
500: '#37aea3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37aea3; $custom-light: #7ec7be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37aea3",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 174,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.454,
"s": 51.965,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6832,
"c": 0.10461,
"h": 186.1
},
"luminance": 0.33729
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37AEA3
secondary
#C37E84
accent
#4C5ADB
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281