#36C4A2#36C4A2
#36C4A2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.128 H 172.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C4A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 196, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.4%, 0%, 17.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.47, -45.19, 6.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.47, 45.64, 171.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.79% -0.1273 0.0162) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.79% 0.128 172.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7795, 42.8695, 40.9860) |
| Luminance | 0.4287 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.04
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.24
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.64
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.71
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.74
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C4A2 #C43658
analogous
#36C45B #36C4A2 #369FC4
triadic
#36C4A2 #A236C4 #C4A236
tetradic
#36C4A2 #5B36C4 #C43658 #9FC436
square
#36C4A2 #5B36C4 #C43658 #9FC436
split-complementary
#36C4A2 #C4369F #C45B36
monochromatic
#1C6453 #29947A #36C4A2 #63D4B9 #93E1CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#36C4A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.57
#36C4A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C4A2
9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C4A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C4A2 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.57 | 9.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 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)
#BEB7A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABA9A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c4a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 196, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.128 172.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d7bd',
500: '#36c4a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c4a2; $custom-light: #81d7bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c4a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 196,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.634,
"s": 56.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73789,
"c": 0.12832,
"h": 172.7
},
"luminance": 0.42873
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C4A2
secondary
#CC8999
accent
#486CE0
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381