#36C3AA#36C3AA
#36C3AA is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.123 H 178.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C3AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 195, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 0%, 12.8%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.36, -42.72, 1.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.36, 42.76, 177.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.77% -0.1226 0.0044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.77% 0.123 178) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2885, 42.7134, 44.7760) |
| Luminance | 0.4272 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.75
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.49
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.83
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.98
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.41
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C3AA #C3364F
analogous
#36C364 #36C3AA #3696C3
triadic
#36C3AA #AA36C3 #C3AA36
tetradic
#36C3AA #6436C3 #C3364F #96C336
square
#36C3AA #6436C3 #C3364F #96C336
split-complementary
#36C3AA #C33696 #C36436
monochromatic
#1B6356 #299380 #36C3AA #63D4C0 #92E1D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#36C3AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.54
#36C3AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C3AA
9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C3AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C3AA | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.54 | 9.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB7A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8A9AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c3aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 195, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.123 178.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d6c3',
500: '#36c3aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c3aa; $custom-light: #82d6c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c3aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 195,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.362,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73769,
"c": 0.12265,
"h": 178
},
"luminance": 0.42717
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C3AA
secondary
#CC8995
accent
#4863E0
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381