#36AFC3#36AFC3
#36AFC3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.107 H 211.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36AFC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 175, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 10.3%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.04, -26.19, -19.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.04, 32.81, 217.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.7% -0.0916 -0.055) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.7% 0.107 211) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6974, 35.3812, 57.0414) |
| Luminance | 0.3538 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 1.89
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.38
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.09
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.72
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.85
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 10.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36AFC3 #C34A36
analogous
#36C391 #36AFC3 #3668C3
triadic
#36AFC3 #C336AF #AFC336
tetradic
#36AFC3 #9136C3 #C34A36 #68C336
square
#36AFC3 #9136C3 #C34A36 #68C336
split-complementary
#36AFC3 #C33668 #C39136
monochromatic
#1B5963 #298493 #36AFC3 #63C4D4 #92D6E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#36AFC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#36AFC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36AFC3
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36AFC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36AFC3 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA9C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B9AC3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36afc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 175, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.107 211.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c7d5',
500: '#36afc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36afc3; $custom-light: #81c7d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36afc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 175,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.511,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69704,
"c": 0.10682,
"h": 211
},
"luminance": 0.35384
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36AFC3
secondary
#CC9289
accent
#5D48E0
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283