#36B2A2#36B2A2
#36B2A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.109 H 182.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B2A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 178, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 53%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 70%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.7%, 0%, 9%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.93, -37.28, -1.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.93, 37.32, 182.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.27% -0.109 -0.005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.27% 0.109 182.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9602, 35.2309, 39.7129) |
| Luminance | 0.3523 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.01
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.03
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.20
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.72
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.79
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B2A2 #B23646
analogous
#36B264 #36B2A2 #3684B2
triadic
#36B2A2 #A236B2 #B2A236
tetradic
#36B2A2 #6436B2 #B23646 #84B236
square
#36B2A2 #6436B2 #B23646 #84B236
split-complementary
#36B2A2 #B23684 #B26436
monochromatic
#1A544D #288377 #36B2A2 #59CDBE #88DBD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#36B2A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#36B2A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B2A2
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B2A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B2A2 | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.05 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA8A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989BA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b2a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 178, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.109 182.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc9bd',
500: '#36b2a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b2a2; $custom-light: #7fc9bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b2a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 178,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.258,
"s": 53.448,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69268,
"c": 0.10916,
"h": 182.6
},
"luminance": 0.35234
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B2A2
secondary
#C57F88
accent
#4B5EDD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281