#36C7AF#36C7AF
#36C7AF is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.124 H 178.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C7AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 199, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 73%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 0%, 12.1%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.71, -43.15, 1.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.71, 43.17, 178.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.91% -0.1242 0.0023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.91% 0.124 178.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6788, 44.7227, 47.6173) |
| Luminance | 0.4473 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.99
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.16
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.03
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.31
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.37
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C7AF #C7364E
analogous
#36C767 #36C7AF #3697C7
triadic
#36C7AF #AF36C7 #C7AF36
tetradic
#36C7AF #6736C7 #C7364E #97C736
square
#36C7AF #6736C7 #C7364E #97C736
split-complementary
#36C7AF #C73697 #C76736
monochromatic
#1C675A #299785 #36C7AF #65D5C3 #95E2D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#36C7AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#36C7AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C7AF
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C7AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C7AF | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.95 | 9.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFBBAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABACB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c7af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 199, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.124 178.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d9c6',
500: '#36c7af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c7af; $custom-light: #83d9c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c7af",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 199,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.069,
"s": 57.312,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74913,
"c": 0.12426,
"h": 178.9
},
"luminance": 0.44726
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C7AF
secondary
#CE8B96
accent
#4761E1
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1513
muted
#7D8382