#36C2A0#36C2A0
#36C2A0 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.419; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.127 H 172.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C2A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 194, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 0%, 17.5%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.80, -44.84, 6.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.80, 45.32, 171.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.23% -0.1262 0.0166) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.23% 0.127 172.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1550, 41.9027, 39.9078) |
| Luminance | 0.4191 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.09
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.14
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.53
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.56
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.58
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C2A0 #C23658
analogous
#36C25A #36C2A0 #369EC2
triadic
#36C2A0 #A036C2 #C2A036
tetradic
#36C2A0 #5A36C2 #C23658 #9EC236
square
#36C2A0 #5A36C2 #C23658 #9EC236
split-complementary
#36C2A0 #C2369E #C25A36
monochromatic
#1B6251 #299279 #36C2A0 #62D3B8 #92E1CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#36C2A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.38
#36C2A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C2A0
9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C2A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C2A0 | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.38 | 9.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB59E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A8A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c2a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 194, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.127 172.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d5bc',
500: '#36c2a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c2a0; $custom-light: #81d5bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c2a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 194,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.429,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73231,
"c": 0.12731,
"h": 172.5
},
"luminance": 0.41906
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C2A0
secondary
#CC8899
accent
#486DE0
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381