#36C0A9#36C0A9
#36C0A9 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.413; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.120 H 179.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C0A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 192, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 56%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 72%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.9%, 0%, 12%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.42, -41.67, 1.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.42, 41.68, 178.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.99% -0.12 0.0022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.99% 0.12 179) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5289, 41.3449, 44.0579) |
| Luminance | 0.4135 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.53
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.62
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.05
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.63
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.12
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C0A9 #C0364D
analogous
#36C064 #36C0A9 #3692C0
triadic
#36C0A9 #A936C0 #C0A936
tetradic
#36C0A9 #6436C0 #C0364D #92C036
square
#36C0A9 #6436C0 #C0364D #92C036
split-complementary
#36C0A9 #C03692 #C06436
monochromatic
#1B6055 #29907F #36C0A9 #61D2C0 #90E0D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#36C0A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.27
#36C0A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C0A9
9.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C0A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C0A9 | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.27 | 9.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B4A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A6AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c0a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 192, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.120 179.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d4c2',
500: '#36c0a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c0a9; $custom-light: #81d4c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c0a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 192,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170,
"s": 56.098,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7299,
"c": 0.12005,
"h": 179
},
"luminance": 0.41348
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C0A9
secondary
#CB8792
accent
#4862DF
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381