#36B0AB#36B0AB
#36B0AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.105 H 191.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B0AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 176, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 53%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 69%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.3%, 0%, 2.8%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.57, -33.85, -7.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.57, 34.60, 191.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.06% -0.1029 -0.02) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.06% 0.105 191) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3940, 34.7724, 43.9463) |
| Luminance | 0.3478 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.66
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.08
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.11
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.08
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.49
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B0AB #B0363B
analogous
#36B06E #36B0AB #3678B0
triadic
#36B0AB #AB36B0 #B0AB36
tetradic
#36B0AB #6E36B0 #B0363B #78B036
square
#36B0AB #6E36B0 #B0363B #78B036
split-complementary
#36B0AB #B03678 #B06E36
monochromatic
#195250 #28817D #36B0AB #58CCC7 #86DAD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#36B0AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.95
#36B0AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B0AB
7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B0AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B0AB | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.95 | 7.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A7AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#949AAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b0ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 176, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.105 191.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc8c4',
500: '#36b0ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b0ab; $custom-light: #7fc8c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b0ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 176,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.541,
"s": 53.043,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69063,
"c": 0.10481,
"h": 191
},
"luminance": 0.34775
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B0AB
secondary
#C47E81
accent
#4B51DC
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281