#37AEB9#37AEB9
#37AEB9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.103 H 204.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37AEB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 174, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.3%, 5.9%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.42, -28.63, -15.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.42, 32.40, 207.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.1% -0.0943 -0.0421) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.1% 0.103 204.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4647, 34.5842, 51.2229) |
| Luminance | 0.3459 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.73
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.76
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.61
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.24
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.56
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37AEB9 #B94237
analogous
#37B983 #37AEB9 #376DB9
triadic
#37AEB9 #B937AE #AEB937
tetradic
#37AEB9 #8337B9 #B94237 #6DB937
square
#37AEB9 #8337B9 #B94237 #6DB937
split-complementary
#37AEB9 #B9376D #B98337
monochromatic
#1B555B #29828A #37AEB9 #5EC6CF #8DD6DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#37AEB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.92
#37AEB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37AEB9
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37AEB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37AEB9 | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.92 | 7.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A7BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D99B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37aeb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 174, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.103 204.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c6ce',
500: '#37aeb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37aeb9; $custom-light: #80c6ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37aeb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 174,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.077,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69096,
"c": 0.10325,
"h": 204.1
},
"luminance": 0.34587
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37AEB9
secondary
#C88A84
accent
#574ADE
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282