#36BA9B#36BA9B
#36BA9B is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.121 H 173.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36BA9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 186, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 55%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 71%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71%, 0%, 16.7%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.22, -42.67, 5.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.22, 43.03, 172.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.07% -0.1205 0.014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.07% 0.121 173.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9936, 38.2657, 37.0728) |
| Luminance | 0.3827 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.09
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.79
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.14
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.23
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.16
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36BA9B #BA3655
analogous
#36BA59 #36BA9B #3697BA
triadic
#36BA9B #9B36BA #BA9B36
tetradic
#36BA9B #5936BA #BA3655 #97BA36
square
#36BA9B #5936BA #BA3655 #97BA36
split-complementary
#36BA9B #BA3697 #BA5936
monochromatic
#1A5B4C #288B73 #36BA9B #5DD0B5 #8DDECB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#36BA9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.65
#36BA9B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36BA9B
8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36BA9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36BA9B | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.65 | 8.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4AE9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A19D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BCB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36ba9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 186, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.121 173.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fcfb8',
500: '#36ba9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36ba9b; $custom-light: #7fcfb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36ba9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 186,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.909,
"s": 55,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71074,
"c": 0.12131,
"h": 173.4
},
"luminance": 0.38269
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36BA9B
secondary
#C88494
accent
#496CDE
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0B1411
muted
#7C8280