#36B4A4#36B4A4
#36B4A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.110 H 182.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B4A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 180, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 54%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 70%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70%, 0%, 8.9%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.60, -37.65, -1.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.60, 37.69, 182.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.83% -0.1102 -0.0054) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.83% 0.11 182.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5402, 36.1043, 40.7902) |
| Luminance | 0.3611 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.54
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.76
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.03
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.24
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.86
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B4A4 #B43646
analogous
#36B465 #36B4A4 #3685B4
triadic
#36B4A4 #A436B4 #B4A436
tetradic
#36B4A4 #6536B4 #B43646 #85B436
square
#36B4A4 #6536B4 #B43646 #85B436
split-complementary
#36B4A4 #B43685 #B46536
monochromatic
#1A564E #288579 #36B4A4 #5ACDBF #89DCD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#36B4A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.22
#36B4A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B4A4
8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B4A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B4A4 | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.22 | 8.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACAAA3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9DA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b4a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 180, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.110 182.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fcbbe',
500: '#36b4a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b4a4; $custom-light: #7fcbbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b4a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 180,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.381,
"s": 53.846,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69833,
"c": 0.1103,
"h": 182.8
},
"luminance": 0.36107
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B4A4
secondary
#C68089
accent
#4B5DDD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281