#36C3AC#36C3AC
#36C3AC is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.122 H 179.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C3AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 195, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 0%, 11.8%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.41, -42.20, 0.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.41, 42.21, 178.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.83% -0.1216 0.0017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.83% 0.122 179.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4791, 42.7897, 45.7800) |
| Luminance | 0.4279 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.45
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.18
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.29
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.31
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.80
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C3AC #C3364D
analogous
#36C366 #36C3AC #3694C3
triadic
#36C3AC #AC36C3 #C3AC36
tetradic
#36C3AC #6636C3 #C3364D #94C336
square
#36C3AC #6636C3 #C3364D #94C336
split-complementary
#36C3AC #C33694 #C36636
monochromatic
#1B6357 #299382 #36C3AC #63D4C1 #92E1D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#36C3AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.56
#36C3AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C3AC
9.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C3AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C3AC | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.56 | 9.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB7AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8A9AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c3ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 195, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.122 179.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d6c4',
500: '#36c3ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c3ac; $custom-light: #82d6c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c3ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 195,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.213,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73828,
"c": 0.12166,
"h": 179.2
},
"luminance": 0.42793
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C3AC
secondary
#CC8994
accent
#4861E0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381