#36979B#36979B

#36979B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.089 H 199.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#36979B
RGB	rgb(54, 151, 155)
HSL	hsl(182, 48%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(182, 65%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 2.6%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.35, -26.39, -10.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.35, 28.37, 201.55°)
OKLab	oklab(62.23% -0.0838 -0.0289)
OKLCH	oklch(62.23% 0.089 199)
XYZ	xyz(18.5017, 25.2820, 34.9088)
Luminance	0.2528 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#36979B #9B3A36

analogous

#369B6C #36979B #36649B

triadic

#36979B #9B3697 #979B36

tetradic

#36979B #6C369B #9B3A36 #649B36

square

#36979B #6C369B #9B3A36 #649B36

split-complementary

#36979B #9B3664 #9B6C36

monochromatic

#163F40 #266B6E #36979B #4DBCC1 #7BCDD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.47

#36979B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.06

#36979B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #36979B

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##36979B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##36979B	1.00	3.47	6.06	6.06
#FFFFFF	3.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.06	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.06	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C909B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D859C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009C98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #36979b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 151, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.089 199.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7ab6b8',
    500: '#36979b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #36979b;
$custom-light: #7ab6b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#36979b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 54,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.376,
    "s": 48.325,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62234,
    "c": 0.08864,
    "h": 199
  },
  "luminance": 0.25284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#36979B

secondary

#BA7673

accent

#5550D8

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #36979B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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