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#37819A Color

#37819A is rgb(55, 129, 154) in RGB, hsl(195, 47%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(64%, 16%, 0%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Blue (#367588), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#37819A
HEX#37819A
RGBrgb(55, 129, 154)
HSLhsl(195, 47%, 41%)
HSVhsv(195, 64%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 16%, 0%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.082 223.4)
LABlab(50.15% -17.77 -20.74)
LCHlch(50.15% 27.31 229.41)

What #37819A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #37819A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#37819A Channel Values

How #37819A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 55 · G 129 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 195° · S 47% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 195° · S 64% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 64% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.4:1 vs white · 4.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #37819A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #37819A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #37819A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #37819A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #37819A.

How #37819A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#37819A
Protanopia#78789A
Protanomaly#647C9A
Deuteranopia#6F6F9B
Deuteranomaly#5E779B
Tritanopia#2C8484
Tritanomaly#31838E
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #37819A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-37819a: #37819A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #37819A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-37819a': '#37819A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.216, green: 0.506, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_37819a">#37819A</color>
SVG fillfill="#37819A"

More Teal Colors

#37819A sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#37819A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #37819A?

#37819A is a mid-tone teal — rgb(55, 129, 154) in RGB and hsl(195, 47%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #37819A?

#37819A is rgb(55, 129, 154) — red 55, green 129, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #37819A?

#37819A converts to approximately cmyk(64%, 16%, 0%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #37819A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #37819A scores 4.4:1 against white and 4.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #37819A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #37819A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 15.43, which is visibly different.

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