#36C3AF#36C3AF
#36C3AF is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.120 H 181.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C3AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 195, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 0%, 10.3%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.49, -41.40, -0.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.49, 41.41, 180.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.92% -0.1203 -0.0024) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.92% 0.12 181.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7705, 42.9062, 47.3146) |
| Luminance | 0.4291 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.51
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.04
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.53
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.91
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.03
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C3AF #C3364A
analogous
#36C368 #36C3AF #3691C3
triadic
#36C3AF #AF36C3 #C3AF36
tetradic
#36C3AF #6836C3 #C3364A #91C336
square
#36C3AF #6836C3 #C3364A #91C336
split-complementary
#36C3AF #C33691 #C36836
monochromatic
#1B6359 #299384 #36C3AF #63D4C4 #92E1D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#36C3AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.58
#36C3AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C3AF
9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C3AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C3AF | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.58 | 9.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB7AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A9B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c3af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 195, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.120 181.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d6c6',
500: '#36c3af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c3af; $custom-light: #82d6c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c3af",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 195,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.489,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73919,
"c": 0.12029,
"h": 181.1
},
"luminance": 0.4291
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C3AF
secondary
#CC8992
accent
#485DE0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382