#36AAAD#36AAAD
#36AAAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.101 H 197.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36AAAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 170, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 52%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 69%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.8%, 1.7%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.79, -30.41, -10.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.79, 32.31, 199.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.64% -0.0958 -0.0303) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.64% 0.101 197.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4355, 32.5482, 44.5744) |
| Luminance | 0.3255 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.97
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.81
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.81
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.65
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.42
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36AAAD #AD3936
analogous
#36AD75 #36AAAD #366EAD
triadic
#36AAAD #AD36AA #AAAD36
tetradic
#36AAAD #7536AD #AD3936 #6EAD36
square
#36AAAD #7536AD #AD3936 #6EAD36
split-complementary
#36AAAD #AD366E #AD7536
monochromatic
#194E50 #277C7E #36AAAD #56C7CA #85D7D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#36AAAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.51
#36AAAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36AAAD
7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36AAAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36AAAD | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.51 | 7.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA2AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C95AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36aaad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 170, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.101 197.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ec3c5',
500: '#36aaad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36aaad; $custom-light: #7ec3c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36aaad",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 170,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.513,
"s": 52.423,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67641,
"c": 0.10052,
"h": 197.6
},
"luminance": 0.32551
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36AAAD
secondary
#C27E7C
accent
#504CDC
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181