#36B09E#36B09E
#36B09E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.109 H 181.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B09E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 176, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 53%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 69%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.3%, 0%, 10.2%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.20, -37.46, -0.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.20, 37.46, 180.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.64% -0.1088 -0.0019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.64% 0.109 181) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2152, 34.3009, 37.7384) |
| Luminance | 0.3430 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.40
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.81
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.07
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.11
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.09
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B09E #B03648
analogous
#36B061 #36B09E #3685B0
triadic
#36B09E #9E36B0 #B09E36
tetradic
#36B09E #6136B0 #B03648 #85B036
square
#36B09E #6136B0 #B03648 #85B036
split-complementary
#36B09E #B03685 #B06136
monochromatic
#19524A #288174 #36B09E #58CCBB #86DACE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#36B09E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.86
#36B09E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B09E
7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B09E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B09E | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.86 | 7.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A69D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9799A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b09e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 176, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.109 181.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ec8ba',
500: '#36b09e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b09e; $custom-light: #7ec8ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b09e",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 176,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.148,
"s": 53.043,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68639,
"c": 0.10885,
"h": 181
},
"luminance": 0.34304
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B09E
secondary
#C47E88
accent
#4B61DC
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280