#36AEA2#36AEA2
#36AEA2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.105 H 185.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36AEA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 174, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 53%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 69%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69%, 0%, 6.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.69, -35.45, -3.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.69, 35.62, 185.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.26% -0.1049 -0.0099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.26% 0.105 185.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1759, 33.6624, 39.4515) |
| Luminance | 0.3367 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.12
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.81
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.59
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.21
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.24
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36AEA2 #AE3642
analogous
#36AE66 #36AEA2 #367EAE
triadic
#36AEA2 #A236AE #AEA236
tetradic
#36AEA2 #6636AE #AE3642 #7EAE36
square
#36AEA2 #6636AE #AE3642 #7EAE36
split-complementary
#36AEA2 #AE367E #AE6636
monochromatic
#19514B #287F77 #36AEA2 #56CBBF #85D9D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#36AEA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.73
#36AEA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36AEA2
7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36AEA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36AEA2 | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.73 | 7.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A4A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9498A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36aea2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 174, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.105 185.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ec7bd',
500: '#36aea2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36aea2; $custom-light: #7ec7bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36aea2",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 174,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174,
"s": 52.632,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68263,
"c": 0.10538,
"h": 185.4
},
"luminance": 0.33665
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36AEA2
secondary
#C37D84
accent
#4C5ADC
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281