#36AFA6#36AFA6
#36AFA6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.105 H 187.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36AFA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 175, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 53%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 69%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 0%, 5.1%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.12, -34.80, -5.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.12, 35.16, 188.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.65% -0.1041 -0.0142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.65% 0.105 187.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7310, 34.1947, 41.4185) |
| Luminance | 0.3420 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.34
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.63
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.08
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.63
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.72
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36AFA6 #AF363F
analogous
#36AF69 #36AFA6 #367CAF
triadic
#36AFA6 #A636AF #AFA636
tetradic
#36AFA6 #6936AF #AF363F #7CAF36
square
#36AFA6 #6936AF #AF363F #7CAF36
split-complementary
#36AFA6 #AF367C #AF6936
monochromatic
#19514D #28807A #36AFA6 #57CBC3 #86DAD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#36AFA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.84
#36AFA6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36AFA6
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36AFA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36AFA6 | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.84 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A6A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9499A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36afa6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 175, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.105 187.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ec7c0',
500: '#36afa6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36afa6; $custom-light: #7ec7c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36afa6",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 175,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.537,
"s": 52.838,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68645,
"c": 0.10508,
"h": 187.8
},
"luminance": 0.34197
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36AFA6
secondary
#C37D83
accent
#4C56DC
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F7
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281