#36B299#36B299
#36B299 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.113 H 176.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B299 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 178, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 53%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 70%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.7%, 0%, 14%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.69, -39.68, 3.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.69, 39.79, 175.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.99% -0.1132 0.0073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.99% 0.113 176.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1886, 34.9223, 35.6494) |
| Luminance | 0.3493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 1.89
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.54
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.84
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.52
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.05
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 7.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B299 #B2364F
analogous
#36B25B #36B299 #368DB2
triadic
#36B299 #9936B2 #B29936
tetradic
#36B299 #5B36B2 #B2364F #8DB236
square
#36B299 #5B36B2 #B2364F #8DB236
split-complementary
#36B299 #B2368D #B25B36
monochromatic
#1A5448 #288371 #36B299 #59CDB5 #88DBCA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#36B299 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#36B299 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B299
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B299 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B299 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABA798
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9A9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b299; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 178, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.113 176.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ecab7',
500: '#36b299',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b299; $custom-light: #7ecab7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b299",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 178,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.903,
"s": 53.448,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68992,
"c": 0.11348,
"h": 176.3
},
"luminance": 0.34925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B299
secondary
#C57F8D
accent
#4B68DD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280