#36B2BA#36B2BA

#36B2BA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.106 H 201.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#36B2BA
RGBrgb(54, 178, 186)
HSLhsl(184, 55%, 47%)
HSVhsv(184, 71%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 4.3%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LABlab(66.65, -30.42, -13.88)
CIE-LCHlch(66.65, 33.43, 204.52°)
OKLaboklab(70.09% -0.0983 -0.0385)
OKLCHoklch(70.09% 0.106 201.4)
XYZxyz(26.3007, 36.1671, 52.0397)
Luminance0.3617 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#36B2BA #BA3E36
analogous
#36BA80 #36B2BA #3670BA
triadic
#36B2BA #BA36B2 #B2BA36
tetradic
#36B2BA #8036BA #BA3E36 #70BA36
square
#36B2BA #8036BA #BA3E36 #70BA36
split-complementary
#36B2BA #BA3670 #BA8036
monochromatic
#1A575B #28858B #36B2BA #5DC9D0 #8DD9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.55
#36B2BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.23
#36B2BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #36B2BA
8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##36B2BA#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##36B2BA1.002.558.238.23
#FFFFFF2.551.0021.0021.00
#0000008.2321.001.001.00
##0000008.2321.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4AABB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919CBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #36b2ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 178, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.106 201.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81c9ce',
    500: '#36b2ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #36b2ba;
$custom-light: #81c9ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#36b2ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 54,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.636,
    "s": 55,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7009,
    "c": 0.10559,
    "h": 201.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.3617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#36B2BA
secondary
#C88884
accent
#5249DE
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #36B2BA

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#36B2BA Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva