#36A3AC#36A3AC
#36A3AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.097 H 203.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36A3AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 163, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 52%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 69%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 5.2%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.62, -27.27, -13.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.62, 30.49, 206.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.87% -0.089 -0.0378) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.87% 0.097 203) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0617, 29.9547, 43.6409) |
| Luminance | 0.2996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.86
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.14
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.14
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.08
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.44
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36A3AC #AC3F36
analogous
#36AC7A #36A3AC #3668AC
triadic
#36A3AC #AC36A3 #A3AC36
tetradic
#36A3AC #7A36AC #AC3F36 #68AC36
square
#36A3AC #7A36AC #AC3F36 #68AC36
split-complementary
#36A3AC #AC3668 #AC7A36
monochromatic
#194B4F #27777D #36A3AC #55C1CA #84D2D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#36A3AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#36A3AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #36A3AC
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36A3AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36A3AC | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969CAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858FAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36a3ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 163, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.097 203.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dbec4',
500: '#36a3ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36a3ac; $custom-light: #7dbec4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36a3ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 163,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.576,
"s": 52.212,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65868,
"c": 0.09675,
"h": 203
},
"luminance": 0.29957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36A3AC
secondary
#C2817C
accent
#574CDC
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181