#36AFB6#36AFB6
#36AFB6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.104 H 200.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36AFB6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 175, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 54%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 70%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.3%, 3.8%, 0%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.61, -30.16, -13.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.61, 32.93, 203.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.21% -0.097 -0.0367) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.21% 0.104 200.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2911, 34.8187, 49.6347) |
| Luminance | 0.3482 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.03
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.02
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.75
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.00
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.48
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36AFB6 #B63D36
analogous
#36B67D #36AFB6 #366FB6
triadic
#36AFB6 #B636AF #AFB636
tetradic
#36AFB6 #7D36B6 #B63D36 #6FB636
square
#36AFB6 #7D36B6 #B63D36 #6FB636
split-complementary
#36AFB6 #B6366F #B67D36
monochromatic
#1A5458 #288287 #36AFB6 #5BC8CE #8AD8DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#36AFB6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.96
#36AFB6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36AFB6
7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36AFB6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36AFB6 | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.96 | 7.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A7B7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F99B7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36afb6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 175, 182); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.104 200.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c7cb',
500: '#36afb6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36afb6; $custom-light: #80c7cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36afb6",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 175,
"b": 182
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.281,
"s": 54.237,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69206,
"c": 0.10372,
"h": 200.7
},
"luminance": 0.34822
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36AFB6
secondary
#C68581
accent
#524ADE
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282