#36ADC2#36ADC2
#36ADC2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.106 H 212.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36ADC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 173, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 10.8%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.41, -25.50, -20.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.41, 32.52, 218.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.18% -0.09 -0.0562) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.18% 0.106 212) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1983, 34.5634, 56.3191) |
| Luminance | 0.3457 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.37
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.29
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.69
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 11.06
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.30
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 11.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36ADC2 #C24B36
analogous
#36C291 #36ADC2 #3667C2
triadic
#36ADC2 #C236AD #ADC236
tetradic
#36ADC2 #9136C2 #C24B36 #67C236
square
#36ADC2 #9136C2 #C24B36 #67C236
split-complementary
#36ADC2 #C23667 #C29136
monochromatic
#1B5862 #298292 #36ADC2 #62C2D3 #92D5E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#36ADC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.91
#36ADC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36ADC2
7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36ADC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36ADC2 | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.91 | 7.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA7C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8999C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36adc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 173, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.106 212.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c5d4',
500: '#36adc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36adc2; $custom-light: #81c5d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36adc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 173,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69178,
"c": 0.10608,
"h": 212
},
"luminance": 0.34566
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36ADC2
secondary
#CC9288
accent
#5F48E0
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283