#36C6AF#36C6AF
#36C6AF is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.123 H 179.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C6AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 198, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 73%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.7%, 0%, 11.6%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.40, -42.72, 0.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.40, 42.72, 179.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.67% -0.1232 0.0012) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.67% 0.123 179.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4494, 44.2641, 47.5409) |
| Luminance | 0.4427 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.76
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.85
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.66
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.58
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.74
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C6AF #C6364D
analogous
#36C667 #36C6AF #3695C6
triadic
#36C6AF #AF36C6 #C6AF36
tetradic
#36C6AF #6736C6 #C6364D #95C636
square
#36C6AF #6736C6 #C6364D #95C636
split-complementary
#36C6AF #C63695 #C66736
monochromatic
#1C665A #299685 #36C6AF #64D5C3 #94E2D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#36C6AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.85
#36C6AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C6AF
9.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C6AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C6AF | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.85 | 9.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEBAAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAACB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c6af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 198, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.123 179.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d8c6',
500: '#36c6af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c6af; $custom-light: #82d8c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c6af",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 198,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.417,
"s": 57.143,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74665,
"c": 0.12326,
"h": 179.5
},
"luminance": 0.44268
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C6AF
secondary
#CD8B95
accent
#4760E0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382