#36A6A3#36A6A3
#36A6A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.307; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.098 H 192.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36A6A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 166, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 51%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 67%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.5%, 0%, 1.8%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.25, -31.39, -7.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.25, 32.31, 193.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.29% -0.0961 -0.0212) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.29% 0.098 192.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7654, 30.6986, 39.4216) |
| Luminance | 0.3070 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.05
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.43
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.82
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.95
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.81
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36A6A3 #A63639
analogous
#36A66B #36A6A3 #3671A6
triadic
#36A6A3 #A336A6 #A6A336
tetradic
#36A6A3 #6B36A6 #A63639 #71A636
square
#36A6A3 #6B36A6 #A63639 #71A636
split-complementary
#36A6A3 #A63671 #A66B36
monochromatic
#184A48 #277876 #36A6A3 #52C7C4 #81D6D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#36A6A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.14
#36A6A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36A6A3
7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36A6A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36A6A3 | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.14 | 7.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C9EA3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B91A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36a6a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 166, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.098 192.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dc1be',
500: '#36a6a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36a6a3; $custom-light: #7dc1be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36a6a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 166,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.393,
"s": 50.909,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66289,
"c": 0.09845,
"h": 192.5
},
"luminance": 0.30701
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36A6A3
secondary
#BF797A
accent
#4D51DA
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181