#36AFA5#36AFA5
#36AFA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.105 H 187.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36AFA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 175, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 53%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 69%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 0%, 5.7%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.09, -35.08, -4.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.09, 35.37, 187.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.61% -0.1046 -0.0129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.61% 0.105 187) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6397, 34.1581, 40.9373) |
| Luminance | 0.3416 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.48
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.56
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.82
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.40
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.64
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36AFA5 #AF3640
analogous
#36AF68 #36AFA5 #367DAF
triadic
#36AFA5 #A536AF #AFA536
tetradic
#36AFA5 #6836AF #AF3640 #7DAF36
square
#36AFA5 #6836AF #AF3640 #7DAF36
split-complementary
#36AFA5 #AF367D #AF6836
monochromatic
#19514D #288079 #36AFA5 #57CBC2 #86DAD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#36AFA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.83
#36AFA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36AFA5
7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36AFA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36AFA5 | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.83 | 7.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A5A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9499A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36afa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 175, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.105 187.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ec7bf',
500: '#36afa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36afa5; $custom-light: #7ec7bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36afa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 175,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.041,
"s": 52.838,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68612,
"c": 0.10536,
"h": 187
},
"luminance": 0.34161
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36AFA5
secondary
#C37D83
accent
#4C58DC
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F7
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281