#36B49F#36B49F
#36B49F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.113 H 179.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B49F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 180, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 54%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 70%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70%, 0%, 11.7%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.46, -38.99, 0.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.46, 39.00, 178.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.68% -0.1125 0.0015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.68% 0.113 179.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0975, 35.9272, 38.4588) |
| Luminance | 0.3593 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.41
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.19
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.99
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.04
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.69
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B49F #B4364B
analogous
#36B460 #36B49F #368AB4
triadic
#36B49F #9F36B4 #B49F36
tetradic
#36B49F #6036B4 #B4364B #8AB436
square
#36B49F #6036B4 #B4364B #8AB436
split-complementary
#36B49F #B4368A #B46036
monochromatic
#1A564C #288575 #36B49F #5ACDBA #89DCCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#36B49F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.19
#36B49F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B49F
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B49F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B49F | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.19 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACA99E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9CA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b49f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 180, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.113 179.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fcbbb',
500: '#36b49f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b49f; $custom-light: #7fcbbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b49f",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 180,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170,
"s": 53.846,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69678,
"c": 0.1125,
"h": 179.2
},
"luminance": 0.3593
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B49F
secondary
#C6808C
accent
#4B63DD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280