Palettes / Colors / #37A080

#37A080 — Muted Teal

#37A080 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: seagreen (#2E8B57) — not an exact match. CSS seagreen gives you #2E8B57, a different color; use #37A080 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#37A080 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A03756; it also sits naturally between #37A04C and #378BA0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 22% · Green 63% · Blue 50%

Cyan 66% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 37%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #37A080

.text { color: #37A080; }
.background { background-color: #37A080; }
.border { border: 3px solid #37A080; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(55, 160, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(162, 49%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #37A080; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(55, 160, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #37A080; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(55, 160, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#37A080">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#37A080">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A03756:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #37A080: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #37A080

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #37A080 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #37A080 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #37A07F  ·  #37A081 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #37A080?

#37A080 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 55, 160, 128). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #37A080?

#37A080 is RGB 55, 160, 128 — HSL 162°, 49%, 42% — CMYK 66%, 0%, 20%, 37%.

What colors go with #37A080?

Its complement is #A03756; analogous partners are #37A04C and #378BA0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #37A080 for text?

Black text on #37A080 has a contrast ratio of 6.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.23:1.