#36C8A0#36C8A0
#36C8A0 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.134 H 170.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C8A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 200, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 73%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 0%, 20%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.65, -47.37, 9.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.65, 48.24, 169.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.74% -0.1322 0.0234) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.74% 0.134 170) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5174, 44.6275, 40.3619) |
| Luminance | 0.4463 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.82
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 3.88
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.97
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.32
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.44
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C8A0 #C8365E
analogous
#36C857 #36C8A0 #36A7C8
triadic
#36C8A0 #A036C8 #C8A036
tetradic
#36C8A0 #5736C8 #C8365E #A7C836
square
#36C8A0 #5736C8 #C8365E #A7C836
split-complementary
#36C8A0 #C836A7 #C85736
monochromatic
#1C6853 #299879 #36C8A0 #66D6B7 #96E3CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#36C8A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.93
#36C8A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C8A0
9.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C8A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C8A0 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.93 | 9.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2BA9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFADA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c8a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 200, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.134 170.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d9bc',
500: '#36c8a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c8a0; $custom-light: #82d9bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c8a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 200,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.562,
"s": 57.48,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7474,
"c": 0.13426,
"h": 170
},
"luminance": 0.44631
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C8A0
secondary
#CE8C9E
accent
#4771E1
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0C1512
muted
#7D8381