#36AC8E#36AC8E
#36AC8E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.113 H 172.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36AC8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 172, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 52%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 69%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 0%, 17.4%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.54, -39.84, 6.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.54, 40.29, 171.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.15% -0.1122 0.0152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.15% 0.113 172.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1539, 32.2399, 30.6940) |
| Luminance | 0.3224 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.19
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.04
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 6.08
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 6.15
Bluey Green
#2BB179
ΔE00 6.74
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36AC8E #AC3654
analogous
#36AC53 #36AC8E #368FAC
triadic
#36AC8E #8E36AC #AC8E36
tetradic
#36AC8E #5336AC #AC3654 #8FAC36
square
#36AC8E #5336AC #AC3654 #8FAC36
split-complementary
#36AC8E #AC368F #AC5336
monochromatic
#194F41 #277D68 #36AC8E #55CAAC #84D8C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#36AC8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.45
#36AC8E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36AC8E
7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36AC8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36AC8E | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.45 | 7.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A18D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969590
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36ac8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 172, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.113 172.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cc5af',
500: '#36ac8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36ac8e; $custom-light: #7cc5af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36ac8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 172,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.746,
"s": 52.212,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67147,
"c": 0.11324,
"h": 172.3
},
"luminance": 0.32242
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36AC8E
secondary
#C27C8E
accent
#4C71DC
background
#F8FCFA
surface
#EFF8F4
border
#CAD1CE
text
#0B1310
muted
#7C827F