#36C2A5#36C2A5
#36C2A5 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.124 H 175.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C2A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 194, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 0%, 14.9%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.93, -43.58, 3.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.93, 43.76, 174.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.37% -0.1239 0.0099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.37% 0.124 175.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6012, 42.0812, 42.2578) |
| Luminance | 0.4208 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.72
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.26
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.27
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.91
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.73
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C2A5 #C23653
analogous
#36C25F #36C2A5 #3699C2
triadic
#36C2A5 #A536C2 #C2A536
tetradic
#36C2A5 #5F36C2 #C23653 #99C236
square
#36C2A5 #5F36C2 #C23653 #99C236
split-complementary
#36C2A5 #C23699 #C25F36
monochromatic
#1B6254 #29927C #36C2A5 #62D3BC #92E1D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#36C2A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.42
#36C2A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C2A5
9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C2A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C2A5 | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.42 | 9.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB6A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8A8A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c2a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 194, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.124 175.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d5bf',
500: '#36c2a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c2a5; $custom-light: #81d5bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c2a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 194,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.571,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73373,
"c": 0.12428,
"h": 175.4
},
"luminance": 0.42084
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C2A5
secondary
#CC8896
accent
#4867E0
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381