#36AB9C#36AB9C

#36AB9C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.323; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.105 H 182.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#36AB9C
RGB	rgb(54, 171, 156)
HSL	hsl(172, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(172, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.4%, 0%, 8.8%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.60, -35.71, -1.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.60, 35.75, 182.76°)
OKLab	oklab(67.31% -0.1046 -0.0052)
OKLCH	oklch(67.31% 0.105 182.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.0821, 32.3079, 36.5183)
Luminance	0.3231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#36AB9C #AB3645

analogous

#36AB62 #36AB9C #3680AB

triadic

#36AB9C #9C36AB #AB9C36

tetradic

#36AB9C #6236AB #AB3645 #80AB36

square

#36AB9C #6236AB #AB3645 #80AB36

split-complementary

#36AB9C #AB3680 #AB6236

monochromatic

#194E47 #277C72 #36AB9C #55C9BA #83D8CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.81

#36AB9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.46

#36AB9C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #36AB9C

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##36AB9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##36AB9C	1.00	2.81	7.46	7.46
#FFFFFF	2.81	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A3A19B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#92959D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00AEA6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9A9A9A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #36ab9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 171, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.105 182.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dc4b9',
    500: '#36ab9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #36ab9c;
$custom-light: #7dc4b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#36ab9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 54,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.308,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67314,
    "c": 0.10469,
    "h": 182.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.3231
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#36AB9C

secondary

#C27B84

accent

#4C5FDB

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#EFF8F6

border

#CAD1D0

text

#0B1311

muted

#7C8280

Preview Lab

Preview with #36AB9C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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