#36AEC2#36AEC2
#36AEC2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.106 H 211.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36AEC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 174, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 10.3%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, -26.00, -19.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 32.64, 217.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.42% -0.091 -0.0549) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.42% 0.106 211.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3908, 34.9483, 56.3833) |
| Luminance | 0.3495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.01
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.23
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.97
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.90
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.95
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 11.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36AEC2 #C24A36
analogous
#36C290 #36AEC2 #3668C2
triadic
#36AEC2 #C236AE #AEC236
tetradic
#36AEC2 #9036C2 #C24A36 #68C236
square
#36AEC2 #9036C2 #C24A36 #68C236
split-complementary
#36AEC2 #C23668 #C29036
monochromatic
#1B5862 #298392 #36AEC2 #62C3D3 #92D5E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#36AEC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#36AEC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36AEC2
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36AEC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36AEC2 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA8C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A99C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36aec2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 174, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.106 211.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c6d4',
500: '#36aec2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36aec2; $custom-light: #81c6d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36aec2",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 174,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.571,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69421,
"c": 0.10626,
"h": 211.1
},
"luminance": 0.34951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36AEC2
secondary
#CC9288
accent
#5E48E0
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283