#36C8A4#36C8A4
#36C8A4 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.132 H 172.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C8A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 200, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 73%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 0%, 18%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.74, -46.39, 7.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.74, 46.93, 171.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.85% -0.1303 0.0181) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.85% 0.132 172.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8729, 44.7697, 42.2345) |
| Luminance | 0.4477 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.73
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.07
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.45
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.66
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.76
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C8A4 #C8365A
analogous
#36C85B #36C8A4 #36A3C8
triadic
#36C8A4 #A436C8 #C8A436
tetradic
#36C8A4 #5B36C8 #C8365A #A3C836
square
#36C8A4 #5B36C8 #C8365A #A3C836
split-complementary
#36C8A4 #C836A3 #C85B36
monochromatic
#1C6855 #29987C #36C8A4 #66D6BA #96E3D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#36C8A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#36C8A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C8A4
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C8A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C8A4 | 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)
#C2BBA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFADA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CABE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c8a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 200, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.132 172.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d9bf',
500: '#36c8a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c8a4; $custom-light: #82d9bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c8a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 200,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.205,
"s": 57.48,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74848,
"c": 0.1316,
"h": 172.1
},
"luminance": 0.44773
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C8A4
secondary
#CE8C9C
accent
#476DE1
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0C1512
muted
#7D8381