#36A2A2#36A2A2
#36A2A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.096 H 195.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36A2A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 162, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 50%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 67%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 0%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.99, -29.75, -8.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.99, 31.07, 196.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.25% -0.0924 -0.0249) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.25% 0.096 195.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9603, 29.2312, 38.7129) |
| Luminance | 0.2923 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.05
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.05
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.67
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.17
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.48
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 7.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36A2A2 #A23636
analogous
#36A26C #36A2A2 #366CA2
triadic
#36A2A2 #A236A2 #A2A236
tetradic
#36A2A2 #6C36A2 #A23636 #6CA236
square
#36A2A2 #6C36A2 #A23636 #6CA236
split-complementary
#36A2A2 #A2366C #A26C36
monochromatic
#174646 #277474 #36A2A2 #50C5C5 #7ED4D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.07
#36A2A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.85
#36A2A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #36A2A2
6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36A2A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36A2A2 | 1.00 | 3.07 | 6.85 | 6.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989AA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#878EA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36a2a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 162, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.096 195.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cbebd',
500: '#36a2a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36a2a2; $custom-light: #7cbebd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36a2a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 162,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 50,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65251,
"c": 0.09568,
"h": 195.1
},
"luminance": 0.29234
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36A2A2
secondary
#BD7777
accent
#4E4EDA
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181