#36ABB0

Closest named color: Light Sea Green (#20B2AA). oklch(68% 0.101 199.2), rgb(54, 171, 176).

Black text reads best on this color (7.60:1).

About this color

#36ABB0 is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 68%, its chroma 0.101 and its hue 199°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Sea Green (#20B2AA), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.60:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (68%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.101)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Light Sea Green (#20B2AA)
Black text	7.60:1
White text	2.75:1

Values

HEX	#36ABB0
RGB	rgb(54, 171, 176)
HSL	hsl(182, 53%, 45%)
OKLCH	oklch(68% 0.101 199.2)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #36ABB0	2.75:1	Fails	Lc -58.2	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #36ABB0	7.60:1	AAA	Lc 51.1	Large or bold text, headings
#36ABB0 text on white	2.75:1	Fails	Lc 52.9	Large or bold text, headings
#36ABB0 text on black	7.60:1	AAA	Lc -48.9	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.

Step 50
50

#EFF7F7

oklch(97% 0.008 197)
Step 100
100

#DDEEEE

oklch(93.7% 0.018 196.8)
Step 200
200

#BFE1E2

oklch(88.6% 0.036 198.7)
Step 300
300

#90CED0

oklch(81% 0.063 198.5)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#36ABB0

oklch(68% 0.101 199.2)
Step 500
500

#009DA2

oklch(63.2% 0.107 198.8)
Step 600
600

#008488

oklch(55.7% 0.095 198.5)
Step 700
700

#006F73

oklch(49.2% 0.084 199.2)
Step 800
800

#005B5E

oklch(42.8% 0.073 198.7)
Step 900
900

#004C4E

oklch(37.8% 0.064 197.8)
Step 950
950

#002D2F

oklch(27% 0.046 199.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#36ABB0 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#9FA3B1	0.104
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8D96B1	0.097
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00B1AC	0.024
Achromatopsia (no color)	#9C9C9C	0.102