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#36b591 color: Aoife’s Green

#36b591 is rgb(54, 181, 145) in RGB and oklch(69.528% 0.12205 169.796) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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163°
100%

69.5%
0.122
170°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.57:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.18:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #36b591

#36b591 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 69.5% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 170°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.57:1 contrast and black text 8.18:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Aoife’s Green (#27b692). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #36b591 mixed with white

  1. 36b591
  2. 53bd9c
  3. 6bc4a6
  4. 7fccb1
  5. 93d3bc
  6. a6dac7
  7. b8e2d2
  8. cae9dd
  9. dcf0e8
  10. edf8f4

Darker: #36b591 mixed with black

  1. 36b591
  2. 2e9d7d
  3. 25866a
  4. 1e6f58
  5. 165946
  6. 0f4435
  7. 083025
  8. 031d15
  9. 010c07
  10. 000201

Calmer: #36b591 with less saturation

  1. 36b591
  2. 48b392
  3. 57b193
  4. 63ae95
  5. 6dac96
  6. 77aa97
  7. 7fa798
  8. 87a599
  9. 8fa29a
  10. 969f9c

Questions about #36b591

What color is #36b591?

#36b591 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Aoife’s Green. In RGB it is rgb(54, 181, 145), in HSL hsl(162.99, 54.04%, 46.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.528% 0.12205 169.796).

What colors go well with #36b591?

The complementary color of #36b591 is #d57ca8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #73af65 and #00b3ba. The triadic partners are #9c8fe3 and #d98554.

Is white or black text more readable on #36b591?

Black text reads better on #36b591: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and black gives 8.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #36b591 a warm or cool color?

#36b591 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 170 degrees, its lightness 69.5% and its chroma 0.122.