#36C2AE#36C2AE
#36C2AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.120 H 181.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C2AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 194, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 0%, 10.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.16, -41.23, -0.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.16, 41.23, 180.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.64% -0.1197 -0.0022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.64% 0.12 181.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4494, 42.4205, 46.7248) |
| Luminance | 0.4242 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.47
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.80
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.40
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.70
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.85
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C2AE #C2364A
analogous
#36C268 #36C2AE #3690C2
triadic
#36C2AE #AE36C2 #C2AE36
tetradic
#36C2AE #6836C2 #C2364A #90C236
square
#36C2AE #6836C2 #C2364A #90C236
split-complementary
#36C2AE #C23690 #C26836
monochromatic
#1B6258 #299283 #36C2AE #62D3C3 #92E1D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#36C2AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.48
#36C2AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C2AE
9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C2AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C2AE | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.48 | 9.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B6AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A8B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c2ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 194, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.120 181.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d5c6',
500: '#36c2ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c2ae; $custom-light: #82d5c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c2ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 194,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.429,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7364,
"c": 0.11975,
"h": 181.1
},
"luminance": 0.42424
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C2AE
secondary
#CC8892
accent
#485EE0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382