#36C0AA#36C0AA
#36C0AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.120 H 179.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C0AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 192, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 56%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 72%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.9%, 0%, 11.5%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.44, -41.41, 0.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.44, 41.41, 179.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.02% -0.1196 0.0008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.02% 0.12 179.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6231, 41.3826, 44.5542) |
| Luminance | 0.4139 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.46
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.47
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.76
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.83
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.99
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C0AA #C0364C
analogous
#36C065 #36C0AA #3691C0
triadic
#36C0AA #AA36C0 #C0AA36
tetradic
#36C0AA #6536C0 #C0364C #91C036
square
#36C0AA #6536C0 #C0364C #91C036
split-complementary
#36C0AA #C03691 #C06536
monochromatic
#1B6055 #299080 #36C0AA #61D2C0 #90E0D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#36C0AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.28
#36C0AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C0AA
9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C0AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C0AA | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.28 | 9.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B4A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A7AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c0aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 192, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.120 179.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d4c3',
500: '#36c0aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c0aa; $custom-light: #81d4c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c0aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 192,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.435,
"s": 56.098,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7302,
"c": 0.11956,
"h": 179.6
},
"luminance": 0.41386
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C0AA
secondary
#CB8792
accent
#4860DF
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381