#36C1A4#36C1A4
#36C1A4 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.124 H 175.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C1A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 193, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 56%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 0%, 15%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.60, -43.40, 4.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.60, 43.59, 174.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.09% -0.1233 0.0101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.09% 0.124 175.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2887, 41.6013, 41.7064) |
| Luminance | 0.4160 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.76
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.18
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.01
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.05
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.85
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C1A4 #C13653
analogous
#36C15E #36C1A4 #3698C1
triadic
#36C1A4 #A436C1 #C1A436
tetradic
#36C1A4 #5E36C1 #C13653 #98C136
square
#36C1A4 #5E36C1 #C13653 #98C136
split-complementary
#36C1A4 #C13698 #C15E36
monochromatic
#1B6153 #29917B #36C1A4 #61D3BB #91E0D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#36C1A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.32
#36C1A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C1A4
9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C1A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C1A4 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.32 | 9.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB5A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A7A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c1a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 193, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.124 175.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d4be',
500: '#36c1a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c1a4; $custom-light: #81d4be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c1a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 193,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.482,
"s": 56.275,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73093,
"c": 0.12376,
"h": 175.3
},
"luminance": 0.41605
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C1A4
secondary
#CB8896
accent
#4868E0
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381