#36C3AD#36C3AD
#36C3AD is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.121 H 179.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C3AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 195, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 0%, 11.3%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.44, -41.93, 0.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.44, 41.93, 179.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.86% -0.1212 0.0003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.86% 0.121 179.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5755, 42.8282, 46.2877) |
| Luminance | 0.4283 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.40
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.09
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.03
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.50
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.02
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C3AD #C3364C
analogous
#36C367 #36C3AD #3693C3
triadic
#36C3AD #AD36C3 #C3AD36
tetradic
#36C3AD #6736C3 #C3364C #93C336
square
#36C3AD #6736C3 #C3364C #93C336
split-complementary
#36C3AD #C33693 #C36736
monochromatic
#1B6358 #299382 #36C3AD #63D4C2 #92E1D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#36C3AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.57
#36C3AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C3AD
9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C3AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C3AD | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.57 | 9.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB7AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A9AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c3ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 195, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.121 179.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d6c5',
500: '#36c3ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c3ad; $custom-light: #82d6c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c3ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 195,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.638,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73858,
"c": 0.12119,
"h": 179.9
},
"luminance": 0.42832
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C3AD
secondary
#CC8993
accent
#4860E0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381