#36ACD5#36ACD5
#36ACD5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.117 H 225.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36ACD5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 172, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 65%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 75%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 19.2%, 0%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.82, -18.87, -30.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.82, 35.50, 237.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.74% -0.0816 -0.0843) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.74% 0.117 225.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2791, 35.0900, 68.2205) |
| Luminance | 0.3509 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.99
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.37
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.47
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.59
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.76
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36ACD5 #D55F36
analogous
#36D5AF #36ACD5 #365CD5
triadic
#36ACD5 #D536AC #ACD536
tetradic
#36ACD5 #AF36D5 #D55F36 #5CD536
square
#36ACD5 #AF36D5 #D55F36 #5CD536
split-complementary
#36ACD5 #D5365C #D5AF36
monochromatic
#195F78 #2488AA #36ACD5 #69C1E0 #9BD6EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#36ACD5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.02
#36ACD5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36ACD5
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36ACD5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36ACD5 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.02 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A9D7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8099D5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36acd5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 172, 213); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.117 225.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83c4e2',
500: '#36acd5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36acd5; $custom-light: #83c4e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36acd5",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 172,
"b": 213
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.472,
"s": 65.432,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69744,
"c": 0.11737,
"h": 225.9
},
"luminance": 0.35093
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36ACD5
secondary
#D6A391
accent
#6B3FE8
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0C1215
muted
#7D8183