#36A9C0#36A9C0
#36A9C0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.105 H 214.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36A9C0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 169, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 56%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 72%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.9%, 12%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.13, -24.10, -21.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.13, 31.98, 221.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.13% -0.0868 -0.0586) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.13% 0.105 214) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2197, 32.9630, 54.8923) |
| Luminance | 0.3297 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.57
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.28
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.97
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 11.04
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.37
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 11.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36A9C0 #C04D36
analogous
#36C092 #36A9C0 #3664C0
triadic
#36A9C0 #C036A9 #A9C036
tetradic
#36A9C0 #9236C0 #C04D36 #64C036
square
#36A9C0 #9236C0 #C04D36 #64C036
split-complementary
#36A9C0 #C03664 #C09236
monochromatic
#1B5560 #297F90 #36A9C0 #61C0D2 #90D3E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.77
#36A9C0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.59
#36A9C0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36A9C0
7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36A9C0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36A9C0 | 1.00 | 2.77 | 7.59 | 7.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A3C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8595C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36a9c0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 169, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.105 214.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c3d3',
500: '#36a9c0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36a9c0; $custom-light: #80c3d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36a9c0",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 169,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190,
"s": 56.098,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68127,
"c": 0.1047,
"h": 214
},
"luminance": 0.32966
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36A9C0
secondary
#CB9287
accent
#6248DF
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8182