#36B89C#36B89C
#36B89C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.118 H 175.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B89C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 184, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 55%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 71%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.7%, 0%, 15.2%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.62, -41.54, 4.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.62, 41.75, 174.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.6% -0.118 0.0103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.6% 0.118 175) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6595, 37.4627, 37.3774) |
| Luminance | 0.3747 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 1.88
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.12
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.85
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.71
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 6.16
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B89C #B83652
analogous
#36B85B #36B89C #3693B8
triadic
#36B89C #9C36B8 #B89C36
tetradic
#36B89C #5B36B8 #B83652 #93B836
square
#36B89C #5B36B8 #B83652 #93B836
split-complementary
#36B89C #B83693 #B85B36
monochromatic
#1A594C #288974 #36B89C #5CCFB6 #8BDDCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#36B89C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.49
#36B89C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B89C
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B89C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B89C | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.49 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1AC9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A09F9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b89c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 184, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.118 175.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fceb9',
500: '#36b89c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b89c; $custom-light: #7fceb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b89c",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 184,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.077,
"s": 54.622,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70598,
"c": 0.11844,
"h": 175
},
"luminance": 0.37466
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B89C
secondary
#C78291
accent
#4A6ADE
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0B1411
muted
#7C8280