#36C4A7#36C4A7
#36C4A7 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.125 H 175.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C4A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 196, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.4%, 0%, 14.8%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.59, -43.93, 3.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.59, 44.10, 174.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.93% -0.125 0.0096) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.93% 0.125 175.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2328, 43.0508, 43.3734) |
| Luminance | 0.4305 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.70
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.49
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.67
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.79
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.27
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C4A7 #C43653
analogous
#36C460 #36C4A7 #369AC4
triadic
#36C4A7 #A736C4 #C4A736
tetradic
#36C4A7 #6036C4 #C43653 #9AC436
square
#36C4A7 #6036C4 #C43653 #9AC436
split-complementary
#36C4A7 #C4369A #C46036
monochromatic
#1C6455 #29947E #36C4A7 #63D4BD #93E1D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#36C4A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.61
#36C4A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C4A7
9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C4A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C4A7 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.61 | 9.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDB8A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAAAA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c4a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 196, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.125 175.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d6c1',
500: '#36c4a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c4a7; $custom-light: #82d6c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c4a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 196,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.746,
"s": 56.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73931,
"c": 0.12532,
"h": 175.6
},
"luminance": 0.43054
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C4A7
secondary
#CC8997
accent
#4867E0
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381