#36B0AE#36B0AE
#36B0AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.104 H 193.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B0AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 176, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 53%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 69%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.3%, 0%, 1.1%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.66, -32.99, -8.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.66, 34.12, 194.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.17% -0.1015 -0.0242) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.17% 0.104 193.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6832, 34.8881, 45.4694) |
| Luminance | 0.3489 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.63
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.88
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.12
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.34
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.41
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B0AE #B03638
analogous
#36B071 #36B0AE #3675B0
triadic
#36B0AE #AE36B0 #B0AE36
tetradic
#36B0AE #7136B0 #B03638 #75B036
square
#36B0AE #7136B0 #B03638 #75B036
split-complementary
#36B0AE #B03675 #B07136
monochromatic
#195251 #288180 #36B0AE #58CCCA #86DAD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#36B0AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.98
#36B0AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B0AE
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B0AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B0AE | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.98 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A7AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#939AAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b0ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 176, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.104 193.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc8c6',
500: '#36b0ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b0ae; $custom-light: #7fc8c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b0ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 176,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.016,
"s": 53.043,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69166,
"c": 0.10438,
"h": 193.4
},
"luminance": 0.34891
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B0AE
secondary
#C47E7F
accent
#4B4EDC
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0B1313
muted
#7C8282