#36C7A5#36C7A5
#36C7A5 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.130 H 173.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C7A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 199, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 73%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 0%, 17.1%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.46, -45.71, 6.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.46, 46.13, 172.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.63% -0.1289 0.0157) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.63% 0.13 173.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7328, 44.3443, 42.6350) |
| Luminance | 0.4435 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.89
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.11
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.30
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.95
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.01
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C7A5 #C73658
analogous
#36C75D #36C7A5 #36A1C7
triadic
#36C7A5 #A536C7 #C7A536
tetradic
#36C7A5 #5D36C7 #C73658 #A1C736
square
#36C7A5 #5D36C7 #C73658 #A1C736
split-complementary
#36C7A5 #C736A1 #C75D36
monochromatic
#1C6755 #29977D #36C7A5 #65D5BB #95E2D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#36C7A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.87
#36C7A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C7A5
9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C7A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C7A5 | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.87 | 9.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0BAA3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADACA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c7a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 199, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.130 173.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d9bf',
500: '#36c7a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c7a5; $custom-light: #82d9bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c7a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 199,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.931,
"s": 57.312,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74625,
"c": 0.12983,
"h": 173.1
},
"luminance": 0.44348
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C7A5
secondary
#CE8B9B
accent
#476BE1
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1512
muted
#7D8381