#36C8A2#36C8A2
#36C8A2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.133 H 171.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C8A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 200, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 73%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 0%, 19%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.69, -46.88, 8.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.69, 47.58, 170.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.79% -0.1313 0.0208) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.79% 0.133 171) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6938, 44.6981, 41.2907) |
| Luminance | 0.4470 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.74
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.16
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.18
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.30
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.96
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C8A2 #C8365C
analogous
#36C859 #36C8A2 #36A5C8
triadic
#36C8A2 #A236C8 #C8A236
tetradic
#36C8A2 #5936C8 #C8365C #A5C836
square
#36C8A2 #5936C8 #C8365C #A5C836
split-complementary
#36C8A2 #C836A5 #C85936
monochromatic
#1C6854 #29987B #36C8A2 #66D6B8 #96E3CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#36C8A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.94
#36C8A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C8A2
9.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C8A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C8A2 | 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)
#C2BBA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFADA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CABD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c8a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 200, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.133 171.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d9bd',
500: '#36c8a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c8a2; $custom-light: #82d9bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c8a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 200,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.384,
"s": 57.48,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74793,
"c": 0.1329,
"h": 171
},
"luminance": 0.44701
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C8A2
secondary
#CE8C9D
accent
#476FE1
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0C1512
muted
#7D8381