#36A2B3#36A2B3
#36A2B3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.098 H 210.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36A2B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 162, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 54%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 70%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.8%, 9.5%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.55, -24.61, -17.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.55, 30.30, 215.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.89% -0.085 -0.0491) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.89% 0.098 210) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5749, 29.8770, 47.2162) |
| Luminance | 0.2988 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.62
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.22
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.17
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.69
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.89
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36A2B3 #B34736
analogous
#36B385 #36A2B3 #3663B3
triadic
#36A2B3 #B336A2 #A2B336
tetradic
#36A2B3 #8536B3 #B34736 #63B336
square
#36A2B3 #8536B3 #B34736 #63B336
split-complementary
#36A2B3 #B33663 #B38536
monochromatic
#1A4D55 #287784 #36A2B3 #59BDCD #88D0DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#36A2B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.98
#36A2B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #36A2B3
6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36A2B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36A2B3 | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.98 | 6.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#939CB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828FB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36a2b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 162, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.098 210.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ebec9',
500: '#36a2b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36a2b3; $custom-light: #7ebec9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36a2b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 162,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.16,
"s": 53.648,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65893,
"c": 0.09822,
"h": 210
},
"luminance": 0.2988
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36A2B3
secondary
#C58980
accent
#5F4BDD
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182