#36B3AA#36B3AA
#36B3AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.107 H 188.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B3AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 179, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 54%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 70%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.8%, 0%, 5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.46, -35.53, -5.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.46, 35.93, 188.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.78% -0.1064 -0.0149) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.78% 0.107 188) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8937, 35.9239, 43.6444) |
| Luminance | 0.3593 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.08
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.68
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.44
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.86
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 7.32
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B3AA #B3363F
analogous
#36B36B #36B3AA #367DB3
triadic
#36B3AA #AA36B3 #B3AA36
tetradic
#36B3AA #6B36B3 #B3363F #7DB336
square
#36B3AA #6B36B3 #B3363F #7DB336
split-complementary
#36B3AA #B3367D #B36B36
monochromatic
#1A5551 #28847D #36B3AA #59CDC5 #88DBD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#36B3AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.19
#36B3AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B3AA
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B3AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B3AA | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.19 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 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)
#A9A9AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979CAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b3aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 179, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.107 188.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fcac3',
500: '#36b3aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b3aa; $custom-light: #7fcac3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b3aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 179,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.68,
"s": 53.648,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69777,
"c": 0.10744,
"h": 188
},
"luminance": 0.35927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B3AA
secondary
#C58085
accent
#4B55DD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281