#36C9AA#36C9AA
#36C9AA is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.129 H 175.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C9AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 201, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 58%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 73%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.1%, 0%, 15.4%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.19, -45.30, 4.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.19, 45.53, 174.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.27% -0.1285 0.0113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.27% 0.129 175) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6600, 45.4563, 45.2332) |
| Luminance | 0.4546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.52
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.97
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.01
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.64
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.23
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C9AA #C93655
analogous
#36C961 #36C9AA #369EC9
triadic
#36C9AA #AA36C9 #C9AA36
tetradic
#36C9AA #6136C9 #C93655 #9EC936
square
#36C9AA #6136C9 #C93655 #9EC936
split-complementary
#36C9AA #C9369E #C96136
monochromatic
#1C6958 #299981 #36C9AA #66D6BE #96E3D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#36C9AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.09
#36C9AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C9AA
10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C9AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C9AA | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.09 | 10.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2BCA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEAEAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c9aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 201, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.129 175.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83dac3',
500: '#36c9aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c9aa; $custom-light: #83dac3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c9aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 201,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.347,
"s": 57.647,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75265,
"c": 0.12904,
"h": 175
},
"luminance": 0.4546
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C9AA
secondary
#CE8C9A
accent
#4767E1
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FBF7
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0C1512
muted
#7D8381