#36C8A8#36C8A8
#36C8A8 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.129 H 174.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C8A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 200, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 73%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 0%, 16%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.84, -45.38, 5.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.84, 45.67, 173.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.96% -0.1285 0.0129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.96% 0.129 174.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2399, 44.9165, 44.1669) |
| Luminance | 0.4492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.66
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.96
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.13
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.69
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.16
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C8A8 #C83656
analogous
#36C85F #36C8A8 #369FC8
triadic
#36C8A8 #A836C8 #C8A836
tetradic
#36C8A8 #5F36C8 #C83656 #9FC836
square
#36C8A8 #5F36C8 #C83656 #9FC836
split-complementary
#36C8A8 #C8369F #C85F36
monochromatic
#1C6857 #299880 #36C8A8 #66D6BD #96E3D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#36C8A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.98
#36C8A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C8A8
9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C8A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C8A8 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.98 | 9.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1BBA7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEADAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CABF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c8a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 200, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.129 174.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d9c1',
500: '#36c8a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c8a8; $custom-light: #82d9c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c8a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 200,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.849,
"s": 57.48,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74959,
"c": 0.12911,
"h": 174.3
},
"luminance": 0.4492
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C8A8
secondary
#CE8C9A
accent
#4769E1
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FBF7
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0C1512
muted
#7D8381