#36C3A0#36C3A0
#36C3A0 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.128 H 172.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C3A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 195, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 0%, 17.9%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.11, -45.27, 6.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.11, 45.80, 171.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.48% -0.1272 0.0177) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.48% 0.128 172.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3783, 42.3493, 39.9822) |
| Luminance | 0.4235 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.33
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.35
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.38
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.42
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.90
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C3A0 #C33659
analogous
#36C359 #36C3A0 #36A0C3
triadic
#36C3A0 #A036C3 #C3A036
tetradic
#36C3A0 #5936C3 #C33659 #A0C336
square
#36C3A0 #5936C3 #C33659 #A0C336
split-complementary
#36C3A0 #C336A0 #C35936
monochromatic
#1B6351 #299379 #36C3A0 #63D4B8 #92E1CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#36C3A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.47
#36C3A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C3A0
9.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C3A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C3A0 | 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)
#BDB69E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA8A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c3a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 195, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.128 172.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d6bc',
500: '#36c3a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c3a0; $custom-light: #81d6bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c3a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 195,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.106,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73483,
"c": 0.12846,
"h": 172.1
},
"luminance": 0.42353
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C3A0
secondary
#CC899A
accent
#486EE0
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381