#36C4AF#36C4AF
#36C4AF is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.121 H 180.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C4AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 196, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.4%, 0%, 10.7%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.80, -41.84, -0.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.80, 41.84, 180.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.17% -0.1213 -0.0012) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.17% 0.121 180.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9953, 43.3558, 47.3895) |
| Luminance | 0.4336 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.50
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.28
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.91
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.92
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.17
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C4AF #C4364B
analogous
#36C468 #36C4AF #3692C4
triadic
#36C4AF #AF36C4 #C4AF36
tetradic
#36C4AF #6836C4 #C4364B #92C436
square
#36C4AF #6836C4 #C4364B #92C436
split-complementary
#36C4AF #C43692 #C46836
monochromatic
#1C6459 #299484 #36C4AF #63D4C3 #93E1D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#36C4AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.67
#36C4AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C4AF
9.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C4AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C4AF | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.67 | 9.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB8AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8AAB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c4af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 196, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.121 180.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d6c6',
500: '#36c4af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c4af; $custom-light: #82d6c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c4af",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 196,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.127,
"s": 56.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74168,
"c": 0.12127,
"h": 180.6
},
"luminance": 0.43359
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C4AF
secondary
#CC8993
accent
#485EE0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382