#36C2AF#36C2AF
#36C2AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.119 H 181.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C2AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 194, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 0%, 9.8%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.19, -40.96, -1.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.19, 40.97, 181.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.67% -0.1193 -0.0036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.67% 0.119 181.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5472, 42.4596, 47.2401) |
| Luminance | 0.4246 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.63
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.86
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.16
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.64
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.93
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C2AF #C23649
analogous
#36C269 #36C2AF #368FC2
triadic
#36C2AF #AF36C2 #C2AF36
tetradic
#36C2AF #6936C2 #C23649 #8FC236
square
#36C2AF #6936C2 #C23649 #8FC236
split-complementary
#36C2AF #C2368F #C26936
monochromatic
#1B6259 #299284 #36C2AF #62D3C4 #92E1D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#36C2AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.49
#36C2AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C2AF
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C2AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C2AF | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.49 | 9.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B7AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A8B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c2af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 194, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.119 181.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d5c6',
500: '#36c2af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c2af; $custom-light: #82d5c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c2af",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 194,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.857,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73671,
"c": 0.11932,
"h": 181.7
},
"luminance": 0.42463
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C2AF
secondary
#CC8891
accent
#485DE0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382