#36C1AA#36C1AA
#36C1AA is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.121 H 179.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C1AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 193, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 56%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 0%, 11.9%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.75, -41.85, 1.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.75, 41.86, 178.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.27% -0.1206 0.002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.27% 0.121 179.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8434, 41.8232, 44.6277) |
| Luminance | 0.4183 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.46
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.79
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.12
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.85
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.00
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C1AA #C1364D
analogous
#36C164 #36C1AA #3692C1
triadic
#36C1AA #AA36C1 #C1AA36
tetradic
#36C1AA #6436C1 #C1364D #92C136
square
#36C1AA #6436C1 #C1364D #92C136
split-complementary
#36C1AA #C13692 #C16436
monochromatic
#1B6156 #299180 #36C1AA #61D3C0 #91E0D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#36C1AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.37
#36C1AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C1AA
9.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C1AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C1AA | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.37 | 9.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B5A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A7AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c1aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 193, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.121 179.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d4c3',
500: '#36c1aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c1aa; $custom-light: #81d4c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c1aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 193,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.072,
"s": 56.275,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7327,
"c": 0.12059,
"h": 179.1
},
"luminance": 0.41826
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C1AA
secondary
#CB8893
accent
#4861E0
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381