#36A9BC#36A9BC
#36A9BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.328; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.103 H 210.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36A9BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 169, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 55%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 71%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.3%, 10.1%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.99, -25.35, -19.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.99, 31.69, 216.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.97% -0.0884 -0.0529) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.97% 0.103 210.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7825, 32.7882, 52.5898) |
| Luminance | 0.3279 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.83
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.31
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.65
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.87
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 11.10
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36A9BC #BC4936
analogous
#36BC8C #36A9BC #3666BC
triadic
#36A9BC #BC36A9 #A9BC36
tetradic
#36A9BC #8C36BC #BC4936 #66BC36
square
#36A9BC #8C36BC #BC4936 #66BC36
split-complementary
#36A9BC #BC3666 #BC8C36
monochromatic
#1B545D #287E8C #36A9BC #5EC1D1 #8ED3DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#36A9BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.56
#36A9BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36A9BC
7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36A9BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36A9BC | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.56 | 7.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A3BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8795BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36a9bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 169, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.103 210.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c3d0',
500: '#36a9bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36a9bc; $custom-light: #80c3d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36a9bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 169,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.507,
"s": 55.372,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67965,
"c": 0.10303,
"h": 210.9
},
"luminance": 0.32791
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36A9BC
secondary
#C98E85
accent
#5E49DF
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8182