#36AFB3#36AFB3
#36AFB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.104 H 198.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36AFB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 175, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 54%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 70%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.8%, 2.2%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.51, -31.05, -11.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.51, 33.18, 200.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.1% -0.0983 -0.0325) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.1% 0.104 198.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9843, 34.6960, 48.0193) |
| Luminance | 0.3470 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.88
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.13
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.76
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.95
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.05
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36AFB3 #B33A36
analogous
#36B378 #36AFB3 #3670B3
triadic
#36AFB3 #B336AF #AFB336
tetradic
#36AFB3 #7836B3 #B33A36 #70B336
square
#36AFB3 #7836B3 #B33A36 #70B336
split-complementary
#36AFB3 #B33670 #B37836
monochromatic
#1A5355 #288184 #36AFB3 #59C9CD #88D9DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#36AFB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.94
#36AFB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36AFB3
7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36AFB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36AFB3 | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.94 | 7.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A7B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9099B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36afb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 175, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.104 198.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c7c9',
500: '#36afb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36afb3; $custom-light: #80c7c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36afb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 175,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.92,
"s": 53.648,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69096,
"c": 0.10354,
"h": 198.3
},
"luminance": 0.34699
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36AFB3
secondary
#C58280
accent
#4F4BDD
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282