#36AE98#36AE98
#36AE98 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.110 H 177.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36AE98 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 174, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 53%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 69%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69%, 0%, 12.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.42, -38.15, 1.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.42, 38.19, 177.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.95% -0.1096 0.0039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.95% 0.11 177.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3221, 33.3208, 34.9548) |
| Luminance | 0.3332 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.99
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.15
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.32
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.46
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.68
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36AE98 #AE364C
analogous
#36AE5C #36AE98 #3688AE
triadic
#36AE98 #9836AE #AE9836
tetradic
#36AE98 #5C36AE #AE364C #88AE36
square
#36AE98 #5C36AE #AE364C #88AE36
split-complementary
#36AE98 #AE3688 #AE5C36
monochromatic
#195146 #287F6F #36AE98 #56CBB5 #85D9CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#36AE98 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.66
#36AE98 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36AE98
7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36AE98 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36AE98 | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.66 | 7.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A397
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96979A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36ae98; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 174, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.110 177.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7dc7b6',
500: '#36ae98',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36ae98; $custom-light: #7dc7b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36ae98",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 174,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169,
"s": 52.632,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67949,
"c": 0.10963,
"h": 177.9
},
"luminance": 0.33323
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36AE98
secondary
#C37D8A
accent
#4C66DC
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280