#36AF9E#36AF9E
#36AF9E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.108 H 181.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36AF9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 175, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 53%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 69%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 0%, 9.7%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.89, -37.00, -0.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.89, 37.01, 181.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.39% -0.1078 -0.0031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.39% 0.108 181.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0199, 33.9102, 37.6732) |
| Luminance | 0.3391 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.55
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.71
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.11
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.47
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.41
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36AF9E #AF3647
analogous
#36AF61 #36AF9E #3684AF
triadic
#36AF9E #9E36AF #AF9E36
tetradic
#36AF9E #6136AF #AF3647 #84AF36
square
#36AF9E #6136AF #AF3647 #84AF36
split-complementary
#36AF9E #AF3684 #AF6136
monochromatic
#19514A #288074 #36AF9E #57CBBB #86DACE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#36AF9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.78
#36AF9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36AF9E
7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36AF9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36AF9E | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.78 | 7.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A59D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9698A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36af9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 175, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.108 181.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ec7ba',
500: '#36af9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36af9e; $custom-light: #7ec7ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36af9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 175,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.57,
"s": 52.838,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68387,
"c": 0.10784,
"h": 181.7
},
"luminance": 0.33913
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36AF9E
secondary
#C37D87
accent
#4C60DC
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280