#36A8A3#36A8A3
#36A8A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.314; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.100 H 190.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36A8A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 168, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 51%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 68%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.9%, 0%, 3%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.87, -32.35, -6.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.87, 33.04, 191.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.79% -0.0982 -0.0187) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.79% 0.1 190.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1318, 31.4314, 39.5437) |
| Luminance | 0.3143 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.22
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.78
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.70
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.95
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.58
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36A8A3 #A8363B
analogous
#36A86A #36A8A3 #3674A8
triadic
#36A8A3 #A336A8 #A8A336
tetradic
#36A8A3 #6A36A8 #A8363B #74A836
square
#36A8A3 #6A36A8 #A8363B #74A836
split-complementary
#36A8A3 #A83674 #A86A36
monochromatic
#184B49 #277A76 #36A8A3 #53C8C3 #82D7D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.88
#36A8A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.29
#36A8A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36A8A3
7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36A8A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36A8A3 | 1.00 | 2.88 | 7.29 | 7.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E9FA3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D93A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36a8a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 168, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.100 190.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dc2be',
500: '#36a8a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36a8a3; $custom-light: #7dc2be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36a8a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 168,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.368,
"s": 51.351,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6679,
"c": 0.09999,
"h": 190.8
},
"luminance": 0.31434
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36A8A3
secondary
#C07A7D
accent
#4D53DB
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181