#36A6BA#36A6BA
#36A6BA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.316; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.102 H 212.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36A6BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 166, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 55%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 71%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71%, 10.8%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.01, -24.46, -19.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.01, 31.21, 218.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.15% -0.0862 -0.0539) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.15% 0.102 212) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0167, 31.5991, 51.2783) |
| Luminance | 0.3160 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.73
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.24
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.25
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.20
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.26
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36A6BA #BA4A36
analogous
#36BA8C #36A6BA #3664BA
triadic
#36A6BA #BA36A6 #A6BA36
tetradic
#36A6BA #8C36BA #BA4A36 #64BA36
square
#36A6BA #8C36BA #BA4A36 #64BA36
split-complementary
#36A6BA #BA3664 #BA8C36
monochromatic
#1A515B #287C8B #36A6BA #5DBFD0 #8DD1DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.87
#36A6BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.32
#36A6BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36A6BA
7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36A6BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36A6BA | 1.00 | 2.87 | 7.32 | 7.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A0BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8493BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36a6ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 166, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.102 212.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc0ce',
500: '#36a6ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36a6ba; $custom-light: #7fc0ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36a6ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 166,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.091,
"s": 55,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67153,
"c": 0.1017,
"h": 212
},
"luminance": 0.31602
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36A6BA
secondary
#C88E84
accent
#6049DE
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182