#36C7A7#36C7A7
#36C7A7 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.129 H 174.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C7A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 199, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 73%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 0%, 16.1%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.51, -45.21, 5.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.51, 45.51, 173.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.68% -0.1279 0.013) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.68% 0.129 174.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9162, 44.4177, 43.6012) |
| Luminance | 0.4442 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.60
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.04
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.36
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.55
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.32
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C7A7 #C73656
analogous
#36C75F #36C7A7 #369EC7
triadic
#36C7A7 #A736C7 #C7A736
tetradic
#36C7A7 #5F36C7 #C73656 #9EC736
square
#36C7A7 #5F36C7 #C73656 #9EC736
split-complementary
#36C7A7 #C7369E #C75F36
monochromatic
#1C6756 #29977F #36C7A7 #65D5BC #95E2D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#36C7A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.88
#36C7A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C7A7
9.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C7A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C7A7 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.88 | 9.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0BAA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADACA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c7a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 199, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.129 174.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d9c1',
500: '#36c7a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c7a7; $custom-light: #82d9c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c7a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 199,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.759,
"s": 57.312,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74681,
"c": 0.12861,
"h": 174.2
},
"luminance": 0.44421
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C7A7
secondary
#CE8B9A
accent
#4769E1
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1512
muted
#7D8381