#36D9BA#36D9BA
#36D9BA is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.540; OKLCH L 79.7% C 0.137 H 176.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36D9BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 217, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 68%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 75%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.1%, 0%, 14.3%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.43, -48.00, 3.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.43, 48.13, 175.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.68% -0.1368 0.0086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.68% 0.137 176.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1926, 53.9509, 55.0036) |
| Luminance | 0.5395 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 2.14
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 3.93
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.62
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 4.63
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.05
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36D9BA #D93655
analogous
#36D968 #36D9BA #36A6D9
triadic
#36D9BA #BA36D9 #D9BA36
tetradic
#36D9BA #6836D9 #D93655 #A6D936
square
#36D9BA #6836D9 #D93655 #A6D936
split-complementary
#36D9BA #D936A6 #D96836
monochromatic
#187D6A #21B095 #36D9BA #69E3CC #9DECDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#36D9BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.79
#36D9BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36D9BA
11.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36D9BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36D9BA | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.79 | 11.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1CBB9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBBCBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DCD0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36d9ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 217, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.7% 0.137 176.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86e5ce',
500: '#36d9ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36d9ba; $custom-light: #86e5ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36d9ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 217,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.589,
"s": 68.201,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79683,
"c": 0.13708,
"h": 176.4
},
"luminance": 0.53955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36D9BA
secondary
#842F3F
accent
#3D5EEB
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F4FCFB
border
#CED5D4
text
#0D1613
muted
#7F8483