#36AA99#36AA99
#36AA99 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.105 H 181.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36AA99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 170, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 52%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 68%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.2%, 0%, 10%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.20, -36.07, -0.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.20, 36.07, 180.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.97% -0.1049 -0.0023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.97% 0.105 181.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6431, 31.8312, 35.1342) |
| Luminance | 0.3183 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.27
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.88
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.11
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.14
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.42
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36AA99 #AA3647
analogous
#36AA5F #36AA99 #3681AA
triadic
#36AA99 #9936AA #AA9936
tetradic
#36AA99 #5F36AA #AA3647 #81AA36
square
#36AA99 #5F36AA #AA3647 #81AA36
split-complementary
#36AA99 #AA3681 #AA5F36
monochromatic
#184D45 #277C6F #36AA99 #54C9B8 #83D8CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#36AA99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.37
#36AA99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36AA99
7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36AA99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36AA99 | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.37 | 7.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A098
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92949B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36aa99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 170, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.105 181.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dc4b7',
500: '#36aa99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36aa99; $custom-light: #7dc4b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36aa99",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 170,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.207,
"s": 51.786,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66966,
"c": 0.10493,
"h": 181.2
},
"luminance": 0.31834
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36AA99
secondary
#C17B85
accent
#4D61DB
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280