#36C4A6#36C4A6
#36C4A6 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.126 H 175.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C4A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 196, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.4%, 0%, 15.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.56, -44.18, 4.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.56, 44.40, 174.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.9% -0.1254 0.0109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.9% 0.126 175) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1407, 43.0140, 42.8884) |
| Luminance | 0.4302 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.96
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.72
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.55
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.72
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.19
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C4A6 #C43654
analogous
#36C45F #36C4A6 #369BC4
triadic
#36C4A6 #A636C4 #C4A636
tetradic
#36C4A6 #5F36C4 #C43654 #9BC436
square
#36C4A6 #5F36C4 #C43654 #9BC436
split-complementary
#36C4A6 #C4369B #C45F36
monochromatic
#1C6455 #29947D #36C4A6 #63D4BC #93E1D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#36C4A6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.60
#36C4A6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C4A6
9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C4A6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C4A6 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.60 | 9.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDB7A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAAAA8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c4a6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 196, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.126 175.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d6c0',
500: '#36c4a6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c4a6; $custom-light: #82d6c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c4a6",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 196,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.324,
"s": 56.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73902,
"c": 0.12589,
"h": 175
},
"luminance": 0.43017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C4A6
secondary
#CC8998
accent
#4868E0
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381