#36C2A3#36C2A3
#36C2A3 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.125 H 174.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C2A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 194, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 0%, 16%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.88, -44.09, 5.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.88, 44.37, 173.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.32% -0.1248 0.0126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.32% 0.125 174.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4206, 42.0090, 41.3066) |
| Luminance | 0.4201 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.26
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.78
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.16
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.71
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.40
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C2A3 #C23655
analogous
#36C25D #36C2A3 #369BC2
triadic
#36C2A3 #A336C2 #C2A336
tetradic
#36C2A3 #5D36C2 #C23655 #9BC236
square
#36C2A3 #5D36C2 #C23655 #9BC236
split-complementary
#36C2A3 #C2369B #C25D36
monochromatic
#1B6253 #29927B #36C2A3 #62D3BA #92E1CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#36C2A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.40
#36C2A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C2A3
9.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C2A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C2A3 | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.40 | 9.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 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)
#BBB5A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A8A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c2a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 194, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.125 174.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d5be',
500: '#36c2a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c2a3; $custom-light: #81d5be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c2a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 194,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.714,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73316,
"c": 0.12545,
"h": 174.2
},
"luminance": 0.42012
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C2A3
secondary
#CC8897
accent
#486AE0
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381