#36A0AF#36A0AF

#36A0AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.096 H 208.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#36A0AF
RGB	rgb(54, 160, 175)
HSL	hsl(187, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(187, 69%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.1%, 8.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.80, -24.84, -16.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.80, 29.86, 213.70°)
OKLab	oklab(65.24% -0.0846 -0.046)
OKLCH	oklch(65.24% 0.096 208.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.8267, 29.0185, 44.9999)
Luminance	0.2902 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#36A0AF #AF4536

analogous

#36AF81 #36A0AF #3664AF

triadic

#36A0AF #AF36A0 #A0AF36

tetradic

#36A0AF #8136AF #AF4536 #64AF36

square

#36A0AF #8136AF #AF4536 #64AF36

split-complementary

#36A0AF #AF3664 #AF8136

monochromatic

#194A51 #287580 #36A0AF #57BDCB #86CFDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.09

#36A0AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.80

#36A0AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #36A0AF

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##36A0AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##36A0AF	1.00	3.09	6.80	6.80
#FFFFFF	3.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#929AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#818DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #36a0af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 160, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.096 208.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dbcc6',
    500: '#36a0af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #36a0af;
$custom-light: #7dbcc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#36a0af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 54,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.438,
    "s": 52.838,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65242,
    "c": 0.09635,
    "h": 208.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.29021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#36A0AF

secondary

#C3867D

accent

#5D4CDC

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0B1213

muted

#7C8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #36A0AF

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

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