#36B7A2#36B7A2
#36B7A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.114 H 179.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B7A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 183, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 54%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 70%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.5%, 0%, 11.5%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.47, -39.54, 0.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.47, 39.54, 179.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.52% -0.1142 0.001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.52% 0.114 179.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9732, 37.2570, 40.0506) |
| Luminance | 0.3726 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.66
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.22
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.47
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.63
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.77
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 7.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B7A2 #B7364B
analogous
#36B762 #36B7A2 #368CB7
triadic
#36B7A2 #A236B7 #B7A236
tetradic
#36B7A2 #6236B7 #B7364B #8CB736
square
#36B7A2 #6236B7 #B7364B #8CB736
split-complementary
#36B7A2 #B7368C #B76236
monochromatic
#1A584E #288878 #36B7A2 #5BCFBC #8BDDCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#36B7A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.45
#36B7A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B7A2
8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B7A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B7A2 | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.45 | 8.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFACA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9FA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b7a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 183, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.114 179.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fcdbd',
500: '#36b7a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b7a2; $custom-light: #7fcdbd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b7a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 183,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.233,
"s": 54.43,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70524,
"c": 0.11416,
"h": 179.5
},
"luminance": 0.3726
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B7A2
secondary
#C7828D
accent
#4A62DE
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281