#36B59B#36B59B
#36B59B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.116 H 176.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B59B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 181, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 54%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 70%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.2%, 0%, 14.4%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.67, -40.49, 3.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.67, 40.62, 175.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.81% -0.1154 0.0081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.81% 0.116 176) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9586, 36.1958, 36.7278) |
| Luminance | 0.3620 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 1.78
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.09
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.19
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.39
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.32
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 6.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B59B #B53650
analogous
#36B55B #36B59B #368FB5
triadic
#36B59B #9B36B5 #B59B36
tetradic
#36B59B #5B36B5 #B53650 #8FB536
square
#36B59B #5B36B5 #B53650 #8FB536
split-complementary
#36B59B #B5368F #B55B36
monochromatic
#1A574A #288673 #36B59B #5ACEB6 #89DCCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#36B59B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.24
#36B59B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B59B
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B59B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B59B | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.24 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEAA9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9D9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b59b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 181, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.116 176.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fccb8',
500: '#36b59b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b59b; $custom-light: #7fccb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b59b",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 181,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.717,
"s": 54.043,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6981,
"c": 0.11567,
"h": 176
},
"luminance": 0.36199
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B59B
secondary
#C6818F
accent
#4A68DD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF9F6
border
#CAD2D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280