#36C0AC#36C0AC
#36C0AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.119 H 180.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C0AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 192, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 56%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 72%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.9%, 0%, 10.4%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.50, -40.88, -0.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.50, 40.88, 180.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.08% -0.1186 -0.0019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.08% 0.119 180.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8137, 41.4588, 45.5582) |
| Luminance | 0.4146 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.35
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.52
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.19
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.29
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.51
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C0AC #C0364A
analogous
#36C067 #36C0AC #368FC0
triadic
#36C0AC #AC36C0 #C0AC36
tetradic
#36C0AC #6736C0 #C0364A #8FC036
square
#36C0AC #6736C0 #C0364A #8FC036
split-complementary
#36C0AC #C0368F #C06736
monochromatic
#1B6056 #299081 #36C0AC #61D2C2 #90E0D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#36C0AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.29
#36C0AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C0AC
9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C0AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C0AC | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.29 | 9.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B5AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4A7AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c0ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 192, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.119 180.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d4c4',
500: '#36c0ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c0ac; $custom-light: #81d4c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c0ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 192,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.304,
"s": 56.098,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73081,
"c": 0.11866,
"h": 180.9
},
"luminance": 0.41462
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C0AC
secondary
#CB8791
accent
#485EDF
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381