#36B2A3#36B2A3
#36B2A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.109 H 183.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B2A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 178, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 53%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 70%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.7%, 0%, 8.4%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.96, -37.01, -2.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.96, 37.07, 183.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.3% -0.1086 -0.0064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.3% 0.109 183.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0494, 35.2666, 40.1829) |
| Luminance | 0.3527 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.69
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.03
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.15
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.84
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.14
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B2A3 #B23645
analogous
#36B265 #36B2A3 #3683B2
triadic
#36B2A3 #A336B2 #B2A336
tetradic
#36B2A3 #6536B2 #B23645 #83B236
square
#36B2A3 #6536B2 #B23645 #83B236
split-complementary
#36B2A3 #B23683 #B26536
monochromatic
#1A544D #288378 #36B2A3 #59CDBF #88DBD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#36B2A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#36B2A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B2A3
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B2A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B2A3 | 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)
#A9A8A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989BA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b2a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 178, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.109 183.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc9be',
500: '#36b2a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b2a3; $custom-light: #7fc9be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b2a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 178,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.742,
"s": 53.448,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69299,
"c": 0.10877,
"h": 183.4
},
"luminance": 0.35269
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B2A3
secondary
#C57F87
accent
#4B5DDD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281