#36B3A3#36B3A3
#36B3A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.110 H 182.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B3A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 179, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 54%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 70%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.8%, 0%, 8.9%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.26, -37.47, -1.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.26, 37.51, 182.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.55% -0.1096 -0.0052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.55% 0.11 182.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2491, 35.6660, 40.2495) |
| Luminance | 0.3567 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.77
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.97
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.02
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.48
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.82
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B3A3 #B33646
analogous
#36B364 #36B3A3 #3684B3
triadic
#36B3A3 #A336B3 #B3A336
tetradic
#36B3A3 #6436B3 #B33646 #84B336
square
#36B3A3 #6436B3 #B33646 #84B336
split-complementary
#36B3A3 #B33684 #B36436
monochromatic
#1A554D #288478 #36B3A3 #59CDBE #88DBD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#36B3A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.13
#36B3A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B3A3
8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B3A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B3A3 | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.13 | 8.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABA9A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999CA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b3a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 179, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.110 182.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fcabe',
500: '#36b3a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b3a3; $custom-light: #7fcabe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b3a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 179,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.32,
"s": 53.648,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6955,
"c": 0.10972,
"h": 182.7
},
"luminance": 0.35669
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B3A3
secondary
#C58089
accent
#4B5DDD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281