#36C2A2#36C2A2
#36C2A2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.126 H 173.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C2A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 194, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 0%, 16.5%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.85, -44.34, 5.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.85, 44.68, 172.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.29% -0.1253 0.0139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.29% 0.126 173.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3314, 41.9733, 40.8366) |
| Luminance | 0.4198 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.53
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.05
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.13
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.63
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.11
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C2A2 #C23656
analogous
#36C25C #36C2A2 #369CC2
triadic
#36C2A2 #A236C2 #C2A236
tetradic
#36C2A2 #5C36C2 #C23656 #9CC236
square
#36C2A2 #5C36C2 #C23656 #9CC236
split-complementary
#36C2A2 #C2369C #C25C36
monochromatic
#1B6252 #29927A #36C2A2 #62D3B9 #92E1CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#36C2A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.40
#36C2A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C2A2
9.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C2A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C2A2 | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.40 | 9.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB5A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A8A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c2a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 194, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.126 173.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d5bd',
500: '#36c2a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c2a2; $custom-light: #81d5bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c2a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 194,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.286,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73287,
"c": 0.12606,
"h": 173.7
},
"luminance": 0.41976
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C2A2
secondary
#CC8898
accent
#486BE0
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381