#36C1AB#36C1AB
#36C1AB is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.419; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.120 H 179.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C1AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 193, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 56%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 0%, 11.4%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.78, -41.58, 0.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.78, 41.59, 179.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.3% -0.1201 0.0006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.3% 0.12 179.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9384, 41.8612, 45.1278) |
| Luminance | 0.4186 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.39
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.66
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.83
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.05
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.14
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C1AB #C1364C
analogous
#36C166 #36C1AB #3691C1
triadic
#36C1AB #AB36C1 #C1AB36
tetradic
#36C1AB #6636C1 #C1364C #91C136
square
#36C1AB #6636C1 #C1364C #91C136
split-complementary
#36C1AB #C13691 #C16636
monochromatic
#1B6156 #299181 #36C1AB #61D3C1 #91E0D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#36C1AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.37
#36C1AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C1AB
9.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C1AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C1AB | 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)
#B9B5AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A7AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c1ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 193, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.120 179.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d4c3',
500: '#36c1ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c1ab; $custom-light: #81d4c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c1ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 193,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.504,
"s": 56.275,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.733,
"c": 0.12011,
"h": 179.7
},
"luminance": 0.41864
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C1AB
secondary
#CB8892
accent
#4860E0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381