#36C3B7#36C3B7
#36C3B7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.117 H 186.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C3B7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 195, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 0%, 6.2%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.71, -39.23, -4.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.71, 39.51, 186.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.17% -0.1166 -0.0133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.17% 0.117 186.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5796, 43.2299, 51.5758) |
| Luminance | 0.4323 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.49
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.56
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.63
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.59
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.84
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C3B7 #C33642
analogous
#36C371 #36C3B7 #3689C3
triadic
#36C3B7 #B736C3 #C3B736
tetradic
#36C3B7 #7136C3 #C33642 #89C336
square
#36C3B7 #7136C3 #C33642 #89C336
split-complementary
#36C3B7 #C33689 #C37136
monochromatic
#1B635D #29938A #36C3B7 #63D4CA #92E1DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#36C3B7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#36C3B7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C3B7
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C3B7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C3B7 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B8B7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5AAB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c3b7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 195, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.117 186.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d6cc',
500: '#36c3b7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c3b7; $custom-light: #83d6cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c3b7",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 195,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.894,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74171,
"c": 0.11738,
"h": 186.5
},
"luminance": 0.43233
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C3B7
secondary
#CC898F
accent
#4855E0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382