#37AEC4#37AEC4
#37AEC4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.107 H 212.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #37AEC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 174, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.9%, 11.2%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.80, -25.24, -20.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.80, 32.64, 219.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.53% -0.0897 -0.0576) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.53% 0.107 212.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6712, 35.0667, 57.5767) |
| Luminance | 0.3507 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.54
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.65
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.60
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.61
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 11.31
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 11.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#37AEC4 #C44D37
analogous
#37C494 #37AEC4 #3768C4
triadic
#37AEC4 #C437AE #AEC437
tetradic
#37AEC4 #9437C4 #C44D37 #68C437
square
#37AEC4 #9437C4 #C44D37 #68C437
split-complementary
#37AEC4 #C43768 #C49437
monochromatic
#1C5964 #2A8494 #37AEC4 #65C2D4 #94D5E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#37AEC4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.01
#37AEC4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #37AEC4
8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##37AEC4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##37AEC4 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.01 | 8.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA8C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A9AC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #37aec4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 174, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.107 212.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82c6d5',
500: '#37aec4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #37aec4; $custom-light: #82c6d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#37aec4",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 174,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.362,
"s": 56.175,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69525,
"c": 0.10663,
"h": 212.7
},
"luminance": 0.3507
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#37AEC4
secondary
#CC958B
accent
#6048DF
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283