#36C7A3#36C7A3
#36C7A3 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.131 H 172.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C7A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 199, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 73%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 0%, 18.1%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.41, -46.21, 7.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.41, 46.77, 171.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.57% -0.1298 0.0183) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.57% 0.131 172) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5522, 44.2721, 41.6838) |
| Luminance | 0.4427 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.83
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.32
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.61
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.62
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.64
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C7A3 #C7365A
analogous
#36C75A #36C7A3 #36A3C7
triadic
#36C7A3 #A336C7 #C7A336
tetradic
#36C7A3 #5A36C7 #C7365A #A3C736
square
#36C7A3 #5A36C7 #C7365A #A3C736
split-complementary
#36C7A3 #C736A3 #C75A36
monochromatic
#1C6754 #29977C #36C7A3 #65D5B9 #95E2CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#36C7A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.85
#36C7A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C7A3
9.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C7A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C7A3 | 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)
#C1BAA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEACA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c7a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 199, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.131 172.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d9be',
500: '#36c7a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c7a3; $custom-light: #82d9be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c7a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 199,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.103,
"s": 57.312,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7457,
"c": 0.1311,
"h": 172
},
"luminance": 0.44275
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C7A3
secondary
#CE8B9C
accent
#476DE1
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1512
muted
#7D8381