#36C2AC#36C2AC
#36C2AC is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.423; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.121 H 179.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C2AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 194, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 0%, 11.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.11, -41.76, 0.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.11, 41.76, 179.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.58% -0.1206 0.0005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.58% 0.121 179.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2558, 42.3431, 45.7056) |
| Luminance | 0.4235 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.37
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.87
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.93
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.27
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.11
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C2AC #C2364C
analogous
#36C266 #36C2AC #3692C2
triadic
#36C2AC #AC36C2 #C2AC36
tetradic
#36C2AC #6636C2 #C2364C #92C236
square
#36C2AC #6636C2 #C2364C #92C236
split-complementary
#36C2AC #C23692 #C26636
monochromatic
#1B6257 #299282 #36C2AC #62D3C1 #92E1D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#36C2AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.47
#36C2AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C2AC
9.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C2AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C2AC | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.47 | 9.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB6AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A8AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c2ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 194, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.121 179.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d5c4',
500: '#36c2ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c2ac; $custom-light: #82d5c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c2ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 194,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.571,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73579,
"c": 0.12065,
"h": 179.8
},
"luminance": 0.42346
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C2AC
secondary
#CC8893
accent
#4860E0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381