#36D4AD#36D4AD
#36D4AD is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.509; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.139 H 171.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36D4AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 212, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 65%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 75%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.5%, 0%, 18.4%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.61, -49.17, 7.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.61, 49.79, 170.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.09% -0.1379 0.02) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.09% 0.139 171.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6037, 50.8844, 47.6304) |
| Luminance | 0.5089 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 1.62
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.33
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.85
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 4.66
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 5.75
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36D4AD #D4365D
analogous
#36D45E #36D4AD #36ACD4
triadic
#36D4AD #AD36D4 #D4AD36
tetradic
#36D4AD #5E36D4 #D4365D #ACD436
square
#36D4AD #5E36D4 #D4365D #ACD436
split-complementary
#36D4AD #D436AC #D45E36
monochromatic
#19765F #24A988 #36D4AD #68DFC2 #9BEAD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.88
#36D4AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.18
#36D4AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36D4AD
11.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36D4AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36D4AD | 1.00 | 1.88 | 11.18 | 11.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDC6AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9B7B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D6C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36d4ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 212, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.139 171.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85e2c5',
500: '#36d4ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36d4ad; $custom-light: #85e2c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36d4ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 212,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.19,
"s": 64.754,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78086,
"c": 0.13938,
"h": 171.8
},
"luminance": 0.50888
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36D4AD
secondary
#7F3043
accent
#4069E8
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F4FCF9
border
#CED5D2
text
#0D1512
muted
#7F8482