#36ACB3#36ACB3
#36ACB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.102 H 200.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36ACB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 172, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 54%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 70%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.8%, 3.9%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.60, -29.59, -13.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.60, 32.35, 203.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.36% -0.0953 -0.0363) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.36% 0.102 200.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4069, 33.5412, 47.8269) |
| Luminance | 0.3354 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.20
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.14
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.21
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.08
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.40
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36ACB3 #B33D36
analogous
#36B37B #36ACB3 #366DB3
triadic
#36ACB3 #B336AC #ACB336
tetradic
#36ACB3 #7B36B3 #B33D36 #6DB336
square
#36ACB3 #7B36B3 #B33D36 #6DB336
split-complementary
#36ACB3 #B3366D #B37B36
monochromatic
#1A5255 #287F84 #36ACB3 #59C7CD #88D7DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#36ACB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.71
#36ACB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36ACB3
7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36ACB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36ACB3 | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.71 | 7.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA4B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D97B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36acb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 172, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.102 200.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc5c9',
500: '#36acb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36acb3; $custom-light: #7fc5c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36acb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 172,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.36,
"s": 53.648,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68355,
"c": 0.10193,
"h": 200.8
},
"luminance": 0.33544
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36ACB3
secondary
#C58480
accent
#534BDD
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0B1313
muted
#7C8282