#36AAAF#36AAAF
#36AAAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.101 H 199.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36AAAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 170, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 53%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 69%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 2.9%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.86, -29.81, -11.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.86, 32.12, 201.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.71% -0.095 -0.0332) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.71% 0.101 199.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6305, 32.6261, 45.6012) |
| Luminance | 0.3263 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.10
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.67
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.74
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.14
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.05
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 9.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36AAAF #AF3B36
analogous
#36AF77 #36AAAF #366EAF
triadic
#36AAAF #AF36AA #AAAF36
tetradic
#36AAAF #7736AF #AF3B36 #6EAF36
square
#36AAAF #7736AF #AF3B36 #6EAF36
split-complementary
#36AAAF #AF366E #AF7736
monochromatic
#194F51 #287D80 #36AAAF #57C6CB #86D6DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#36AAAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.53
#36AAAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36AAAF
7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36AAAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36AAAF | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.53 | 7.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA2B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C95B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36aaaf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 170, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.101 199.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc3c6',
500: '#36aaaf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36aaaf; $custom-light: #7fc3c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36aaaf",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 170,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.479,
"s": 52.838,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67714,
"c": 0.10057,
"h": 199.3
},
"luminance": 0.32629
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36AAAF
secondary
#C3807D
accent
#524CDC
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182