#36B0A3#36B0A3
#36B0A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.107 H 184.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B0A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 176, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 53%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 69%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.3%, 0%, 7.4%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.34, -36.09, -3.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.34, 36.22, 184.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.8% -0.1065 -0.0088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.8% 0.107 184.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6544, 34.4766, 40.0512) |
| Luminance | 0.3448 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.15
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.31
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.95
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.61
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.84
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B0A3 #B03643
analogous
#36B066 #36B0A3 #3680B0
triadic
#36B0A3 #A336B0 #B0A336
tetradic
#36B0A3 #6636B0 #B03643 #80B036
square
#36B0A3 #6636B0 #B03643 #80B036
split-complementary
#36B0A3 #B03680 #B06636
monochromatic
#19524C #288178 #36B0A3 #58CCBF #86DAD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#36B0A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.90
#36B0A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B0A3
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B0A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B0A3 | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.90 | 7.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A6A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9699A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b0a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 176, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.107 184.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ec8be',
500: '#36b0a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b0a3; $custom-light: #7ec8be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b0a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 176,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.607,
"s": 53.043,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68797,
"c": 0.10689,
"h": 184.7
},
"luminance": 0.34479
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B0A3
secondary
#C47E85
accent
#4B5BDC
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281