#36C7AE#36C7AE
#36C7AE is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.125 H 178.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C7AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 199, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 73%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 0%, 12.6%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.68, -43.41, 1.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.68, 43.45, 177.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.88% -0.1247 0.0037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.88% 0.125 178.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5809, 44.6836, 47.1020) |
| Luminance | 0.4469 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.11
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.27
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.10
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.19
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.26
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C7AE #C7364F
analogous
#36C766 #36C7AE #3698C7
triadic
#36C7AE #AE36C7 #C7AE36
tetradic
#36C7AE #6636C7 #C7364F #98C736
square
#36C7AE #6636C7 #C7364F #98C736
split-complementary
#36C7AE #C73698 #C76636
monochromatic
#1C675A #299784 #36C7AE #65D5C2 #95E2D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#36C7AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.94
#36C7AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C7AE
9.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C7AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C7AE | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.94 | 9.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFBBAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABACB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CABF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c7ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 199, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.125 178.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d9c6',
500: '#36c7ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c7ae; $custom-light: #83d9c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c7ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 199,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.655,
"s": 57.312,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74883,
"c": 0.12475,
"h": 178.3
},
"luminance": 0.44687
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C7AE
secondary
#CE8B97
accent
#4762E1
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1513
muted
#7D8382