#36ABB3#36ABB3
#36ABB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.101 H 201.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36ABB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 171, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 54%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 70%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.8%, 4.5%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.29, -29.11, -13.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.29, 32.10, 204.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.11% -0.0942 -0.0375) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.11% 0.101 201.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2173, 33.1620, 47.7637) |
| Luminance | 0.3317 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.97
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.98
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.67
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.15
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.88
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36ABB3 #B33E36
analogous
#36B37C #36ABB3 #366CB3
triadic
#36ABB3 #B336AB #ABB336
tetradic
#36ABB3 #7C36B3 #B33E36 #6CB336
square
#36ABB3 #7C36B3 #B33E36 #6CB336
split-complementary
#36ABB3 #B3366C #B37C36
monochromatic
#1A5155 #287E84 #36ABB3 #59C6CD #88D6DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#36ABB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.63
#36ABB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36ABB3
7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36ABB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36ABB3 | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.63 | 7.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA4B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C96B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36abb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 171, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.101 201.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc4c9',
500: '#36abb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36abb3; $custom-light: #7fc4c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36abb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 171,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.84,
"s": 53.648,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68109,
"c": 0.10145,
"h": 201.7
},
"luminance": 0.33165
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36ABB3
secondary
#C58480
accent
#544BDD
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182