#36B1AC#36B1AC
#36B1AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.105 H 191.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B1AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 177, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 53%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 69%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.5%, 0%, 2.8%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.91, -34.03, -7.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.91, 34.79, 191.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.35% -0.1034 -0.0201) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.35% 0.105 191) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6864, 35.2042, 44.5158) |
| Luminance | 0.3521 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.60
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.88
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.98
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.32
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.36
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B1AC #B1363B
analogous
#36B16E #36B1AC #3678B1
triadic
#36B1AC #AC36B1 #B1AC36
tetradic
#36B1AC #6E36B1 #B1363B #78B136
square
#36B1AC #6E36B1 #B1363B #78B136
split-complementary
#36B1AC #B13678 #B16E36
monochromatic
#195351 #28827E #36B1AC #58CCC7 #87DAD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#36B1AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.04
#36B1AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B1AC
8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B1AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B1AC | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.04 | 8.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A8AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#949BAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b1ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 177, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.105 191.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc9c4',
500: '#36b1ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b1ac; $custom-light: #7fc9c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b1ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 177,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.561,
"s": 53.247,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69346,
"c": 0.10539,
"h": 191
},
"luminance": 0.35207
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B1AC
secondary
#C47F81
accent
#4B51DD
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281