#36A6A2#36A6A2
#36A6A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.307; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.099 H 191.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36A6A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 166, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 51%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 67%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.5%, 0%, 2.4%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.22, -31.68, -7.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.22, 32.47, 192.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.25% -0.0966 -0.0198) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.25% 0.099 191.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6762, 30.6629, 38.9516) |
| Luminance | 0.3066 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.89
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.30
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.54
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.14
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.63
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36A6A2 #A6363A
analogous
#36A66A #36A6A2 #3672A6
triadic
#36A6A2 #A236A6 #A6A236
tetradic
#36A6A2 #6A36A6 #A6363A #72A636
square
#36A6A2 #6A36A6 #A6363A #72A636
split-complementary
#36A6A2 #A63672 #A66A36
monochromatic
#184A48 #277875 #36A6A2 #52C7C3 #81D6D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#36A6A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.13
#36A6A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36A6A2
7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36A6A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36A6A2 | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.13 | 7.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C9EA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B91A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36a6a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 166, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.099 191.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dc1bd',
500: '#36a6a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36a6a2; $custom-light: #7dc1bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36a6a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 166,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.857,
"s": 50.909,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66254,
"c": 0.09859,
"h": 191.6
},
"luminance": 0.30665
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36A6A2
secondary
#BF797B
accent
#4D52DA
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181