#36C7A4#36C7A4
#36C7A4 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.130 H 172.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C7A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 199, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 73%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 0%, 17.6%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.43, -45.96, 6.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.43, 46.45, 171.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.6% -0.1293 0.017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.6% 0.13 172.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6421, 44.3081, 42.1575) |
| Luminance | 0.4431 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.85
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.30
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.36
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.79
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.85
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C7A4 #C73659
analogous
#36C75B #36C7A4 #36A2C7
triadic
#36C7A4 #A436C7 #C7A436
tetradic
#36C7A4 #5B36C7 #C73659 #A2C736
square
#36C7A4 #5B36C7 #C73659 #A2C736
split-complementary
#36C7A4 #C736A2 #C75B36
monochromatic
#1C6755 #29977C #36C7A4 #65D5BA #95E2D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#36C7A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.86
#36C7A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C7A4
9.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C7A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C7A4 | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.86 | 9.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1BAA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADACA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c7a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 199, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.130 172.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d9bf',
500: '#36c7a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c7a4; $custom-light: #82d9bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c7a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 199,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.517,
"s": 57.312,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74597,
"c": 0.13045,
"h": 172.5
},
"luminance": 0.44311
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C7A4
secondary
#CE8B9B
accent
#476CE1
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1512
muted
#7D8381