#36AABA#36AABA
#36AABA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.103 H 208.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36AABA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 170, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 55%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 71%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71%, 8.6%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.22, -26.48, -17.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.22, 31.76, 213.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.13% -0.0903 -0.0487) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.13% 0.103 208.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7552, 33.0760, 51.5245) |
| Luminance | 0.3308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.44
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.82
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.71
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.32
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.40
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 11.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36AABA #BA4636
analogous
#36BA88 #36AABA #3668BA
triadic
#36AABA #BA36AA #AABA36
tetradic
#36AABA #8836BA #BA4636 #68BA36
square
#36AABA #8836BA #BA4636 #68BA36
split-complementary
#36AABA #BA3668 #BA8836
monochromatic
#1A535B #287F8B #36AABA #5DC2D0 #8DD4DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#36AABA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.62
#36AABA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36AABA
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36AABA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36AABA | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.62 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA4BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8896BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36aaba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 170, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.103 208.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c3ce',
500: '#36aaba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36aaba; $custom-light: #80c3ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36aaba",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 170,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.273,
"s": 55,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68131,
"c": 0.10258,
"h": 208.4
},
"luminance": 0.33079
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36AABA
secondary
#C88C84
accent
#5C49DE
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182