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#36937b color: Illuminating Emerald

#36937b is rgb(54, 147, 123) in RGB and oklch(60.143% 0.09511 172.861) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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165°
100%

60.1%
0.095
173°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.74:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #36937b

#36937b is a bright teal color. In OKLCH it has 60.1% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 173°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.74:1 contrast and black text 5.62:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Illuminating Emerald (#319177). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #36937b mixed with white

  1. 36937b
  2. 4f9e87
  3. 64a894
  4. 79b3a1
  5. 8cbeae
  6. 9fc8bb
  7. b3d3c8
  8. c6ded6
  9. d9e9e3
  10. ecf4f1

Darker: #36937b mixed with black

  1. 36937b
  2. 2e7f6a
  3. 256c5a
  4. 1e594a
  5. 16473a
  6. 0f362c
  7. 08251e
  8. 031610
  9. 010805
  10. 000101

Calmer: #36937b with less saturation

  1. 36937b
  2. 42917c
  3. 4c907c
  4. 548e7d
  5. 5c8c7d
  6. 638a7e
  7. 6a887e
  8. 70867f
  9. 76857f
  10. 7b8380

Questions about #36937b

What color is #36937b?

#36937b is bright teal. The closest named color is Illuminating Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(54, 147, 123), in HSL hsl(164.52, 46.27%, 39.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.143% 0.09511 172.861).

What colors go well with #36937b?

The complementary color of #36937b is #ac6886. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5e8f5a and #20919a. The triadic partners are #8376b5 and #ad7048.

Is white or black text more readable on #36937b?

White text reads better on #36937b: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and black gives 5.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #36937b a warm or cool color?

#36937b is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 173 degrees, its lightness 60.1% and its chroma 0.095.