#36A2AB#36A2AB

#36A2AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.096 H 203.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#36A2AB
RGB	rgb(54, 162, 171)
HSL	hsl(185, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(185, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.4%, 5.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.28, -27.07, -13.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.28, 30.29, 206.66°)
OKLab	oklab(65.58% -0.0884 -0.0377)
OKLCH	oklch(65.58% 0.096 203.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.7891, 29.5627, 43.0780)
Luminance	0.2957 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#36A2AB #AB3F36

analogous

#36AB7A #36A2AB #3668AB

triadic

#36A2AB #AB36A2 #A2AB36

tetradic

#36A2AB #7A36AB #AB3F36 #68AB36

square

#36A2AB #7A36AB #AB3F36 #68AB36

split-complementary

#36A2AB #AB3668 #AB7A36

monochromatic

#194A4E #27767C #36A2AB #55C0C9 #83D1D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.04

#36A2AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.91

#36A2AB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #36A2AB

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##36A2AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##36A2AB	1.00	3.04	6.91	6.91
#FFFFFF	3.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#959BAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#848FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #36a2ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 162, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.096 203.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dbec4',
    500: '#36a2ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #36a2ab;
$custom-light: #7dbec4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#36a2ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 54,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.615,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65582,
    "c": 0.09613,
    "h": 203.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.29565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#36A2AB

secondary

#C2817B

accent

#574CDB

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0B1212

muted

#7C8181

Preview Lab

Preview with #36A2AB

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

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