#36ABC3#36ABC3
#36ABC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.106 H 214.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36ABC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 171, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 12.3%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.84, -24.17, -21.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.84, 32.42, 221.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.73% -0.0876 -0.0602) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.73% 0.106 214.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9304, 33.8472, 56.7857) |
| Luminance | 0.3385 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.45
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.74
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.02
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.82
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.39
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 11.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36ABC3 #C34E36
analogous
#36C395 #36ABC3 #3665C3
triadic
#36ABC3 #C336AB #ABC336
tetradic
#36ABC3 #9536C3 #C34E36 #65C336
square
#36ABC3 #9536C3 #C34E36 #65C336
split-complementary
#36ABC3 #C33665 #C39536
monochromatic
#1B5763 #298193 #36ABC3 #63C0D4 #92D4E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#36ABC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.77
#36ABC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36ABC3
7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36ABC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36ABC3 | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.77 | 7.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA5C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8697C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36abc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 171, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.106 214.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c4d5',
500: '#36abc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36abc3; $custom-light: #81c4d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36abc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 171,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.213,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68734,
"c": 0.10628,
"h": 214.5
},
"luminance": 0.3385
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36ABC3
secondary
#CC9489
accent
#6248E0
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8183