#36B0C2#36B0C2
#36B0C2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.107 H 209.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B0C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 176, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 9.3%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.31, -27.00, -18.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.31, 32.91, 214.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.91% -0.093 -0.0523) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.91% 0.107 209.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7801, 35.7268, 56.5130) |
| Luminance | 0.3573 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 1.49
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.17
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.04
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.10
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 10.45
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B0C2 #C24836
analogous
#36C28E #36B0C2 #366AC2
triadic
#36B0C2 #C236B0 #B0C236
tetradic
#36B0C2 #8E36C2 #C24836 #6AC236
square
#36B0C2 #8E36C2 #C24836 #6AC236
split-complementary
#36B0C2 #C2366A #C28E36
monochromatic
#1B5962 #298592 #36B0C2 #62C5D3 #92D6E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#36B0C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.15
#36B0C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B0C2
8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B0C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B0C2 | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.15 | 8.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A9C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C9BC2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b0c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 176, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.107 209.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c8d4',
500: '#36b0c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b0c2; $custom-light: #81c8d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b0c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 176,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.714,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69907,
"c": 0.10668,
"h": 209.4
},
"luminance": 0.3573
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B0C2
secondary
#CC9188
accent
#5C48E0
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283