#36CCA9#36CCA9
#36CCA9 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.468; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.133 H 173.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36CCA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 204, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 74%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.5%, 0%, 17.2%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.08, -46.82, 6.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.08, 47.26, 172.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.99% -0.132 0.0161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.99% 0.133 173) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2719, 46.8310, 44.9723) |
| Luminance | 0.4683 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.10
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.56
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.98
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.73
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.64
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36CCA9 #CC3659
analogous
#36CC5E #36CCA9 #36A4CC
triadic
#36CCA9 #A936CC #CCA936
tetradic
#36CCA9 #5E36CC #CC3659 #A4CC36
square
#36CCA9 #5E36CC #CC3659 #A4CC36
split-complementary
#36CCA9 #CC36A4 #CC5E36
monochromatic
#1B6C59 #289D82 #36CCA9 #67D8BE #98E5D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#36CCA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.37
#36CCA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36CCA9
10.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36CCA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36CCA9 | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.37 | 10.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5BFA7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B0AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CEC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36cca9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 204, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.133 173.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83dcc2',
500: '#36cca9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36cca9; $custom-light: #83dcc2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36cca9",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 204,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166,
"s": 59.524,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75985,
"c": 0.13294,
"h": 173
},
"luminance": 0.46835
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36CCA9
secondary
#D08E9D
accent
#456AE3
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FBF7
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0C1512
muted
#7D8381