#36AAC0#36AAC0
#36AAC0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.105 H 213.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36AAC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 170, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 56%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 72%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.9%, 11.5%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.43, -24.61, -20.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.43, 32.07, 219.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.37% -0.0878 -0.0573) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.37% 0.105 213.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4064, 33.3365, 54.9545) |
| Luminance | 0.3334 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.14
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.14
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.22
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 11.32
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 11.45
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36AAC0 #C04C36
analogous
#36C091 #36AAC0 #3665C0
triadic
#36AAC0 #C036AA #AAC036
tetradic
#36AAC0 #9136C0 #C04C36 #65C036
square
#36AAC0 #9136C0 #C04C36 #65C036
split-complementary
#36AAC0 #C03665 #C09136
monochromatic
#1B5560 #298090 #36AAC0 #61C0D2 #90D3E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#36AAC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.67
#36AAC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36AAC0
7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36AAC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36AAC0 | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.67 | 7.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A4C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8696C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36aac0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 170, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.105 213.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c3d3',
500: '#36aac0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36aac0; $custom-light: #80c3d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36aac0",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 170,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.565,
"s": 56.098,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6837,
"c": 0.10481,
"h": 213.1
},
"luminance": 0.33339
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36AAC0
secondary
#CB9287
accent
#6048DF
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8182