#36C4AA#36C4AA
#36C4AA is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.124 H 177.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C4AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 196, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.4%, 0%, 13.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.67, -43.16, 2.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.67, 43.22, 176.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.02% -0.1236 0.0055) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.02% 0.124 177.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5133, 43.1630, 44.8510) |
| Luminance | 0.4317 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.99
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.85
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.09
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.13
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.19
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C4AA #C43650
analogous
#36C463 #36C4AA #3697C4
triadic
#36C4AA #AA36C4 #C4AA36
tetradic
#36C4AA #6336C4 #C43650 #97C436
square
#36C4AA #6336C4 #C43650 #97C436
split-complementary
#36C4AA #C43697 #C46336
monochromatic
#1C6457 #299480 #36C4AA #63D4BF #93E1D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#36C4AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.63
#36C4AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C4AA
9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C4AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C4AA | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.63 | 9.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB8A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9AAAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c4aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 196, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.124 177.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d6c3',
500: '#36c4aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c4aa; $custom-light: #82d6c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c4aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 196,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.014,
"s": 56.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74018,
"c": 0.12369,
"h": 177.4
},
"luminance": 0.43166
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C4AA
secondary
#CC8996
accent
#4864E0
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381