#36A3AD#36A3AD
#36A3AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.097 H 203.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36A3AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 163, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 52%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 69%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.8%, 5.8%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.65, -26.96, -14.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.65, 30.45, 207.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.91% -0.0886 -0.0393) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.91% 0.097 203.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1581, 29.9933, 44.1485) |
| Luminance | 0.3000 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.94
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.97
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.49
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.42
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.63
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 10.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36A3AD #AD4036
analogous
#36AD7C #36A3AD #3668AD
triadic
#36A3AD #AD36A3 #A3AD36
tetradic
#36A3AD #7C36AD #AD4036 #68AD36
square
#36A3AD #7C36AD #AD4036 #68AD36
split-complementary
#36A3AD #AD3668 #AD7C36
monochromatic
#194B50 #27777E #36A3AD #56C0CA #85D2D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#36A3AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.00
#36A3AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36A3AD
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36A3AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36A3AD | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969CAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858FAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36a3ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 163, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.097 203.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ebec5',
500: '#36a3ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36a3ad; $custom-light: #7ebec5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36a3ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 163,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.042,
"s": 52.423,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65906,
"c": 0.09692,
"h": 203.9
},
"luminance": 0.29996
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36A3AD
secondary
#C2827C
accent
#584CDC
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181