#36B2B5#36B2B5
#36B2B5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.105 H 197.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B2B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 178, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 54%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 70%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.2%, 1.7%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.49, -31.90, -11.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.49, 33.86, 199.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.91% -0.1005 -0.0315) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.91% 0.105 197.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7785, 35.9582, 49.2891) |
| Luminance | 0.3596 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.44
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.50
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.25
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.43
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.45
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B2B5 #B53936
analogous
#36B578 #36B2B5 #3672B5
triadic
#36B2B5 #B536B2 #B2B536
tetradic
#36B2B5 #7836B5 #B53936 #72B536
square
#36B2B5 #7836B5 #B53936 #72B536
split-complementary
#36B2B5 #B53672 #B57836
monochromatic
#1A5557 #288486 #36B2B5 #5ACBCE #89DADC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#36B2B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.19
#36B2B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B2B5
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B2B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B2B5 | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.19 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6AAB5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#939CB6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b2b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 178, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.105 197.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c9cb',
500: '#36b2b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b2b5; $custom-light: #80c9cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b2b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 178,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.417,
"s": 54.043,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69908,
"c": 0.1053,
"h": 197.4
},
"luminance": 0.35961
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B2B5
secondary
#C68281
accent
#4E4ADD
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282