#36B0C1#36B0C1
#36B0C1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.106 H 208.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B0C1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 176, 193) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 56%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 8.8%, 0%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.28, -27.31, -18.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.28, 32.88, 213.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.87% -0.0934 -0.0509) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.87% 0.106 208.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6681, 35.6821, 55.9236) |
| Luminance | 0.3569 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 1.43
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.99
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.74
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.82
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 10.40
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B0C1 #C14736
analogous
#36C18C #36B0C1 #366AC1
triadic
#36B0C1 #C136B0 #B0C136
tetradic
#36B0C1 #8C36C1 #C14736 #6AC136
square
#36B0C1 #8C36C1 #C14736 #6AC136
split-complementary
#36B0C1 #C1366A #C18C36
monochromatic
#1B5961 #298491 #36B0C1 #61C5D3 #91D7E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#36B0C1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.14
#36B0C1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B0C1
8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B0C1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B0C1 | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.14 | 8.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A9C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D9BC1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b0c1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 176, 193); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.106 208.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c8d3',
500: '#36b0c1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b0c1; $custom-light: #81c8d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b0c1",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 176,
"b": 193
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.338,
"s": 56.275,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69868,
"c": 0.10635,
"h": 208.6
},
"luminance": 0.35685
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B0C1
secondary
#CB9088
accent
#5B48E0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282