#36B0C3#36B0C3
#36B0C3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.107 H 210.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B0C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 176, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 9.7%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.35, -26.69, -19.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.35, 32.94, 215.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.95% -0.0925 -0.0537) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.95% 0.107 210.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8927, 35.7719, 57.1065) |
| Luminance | 0.3578 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 1.62
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.35
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.26
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.38
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.46
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 10.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B0C3 #C34936
analogous
#36C390 #36B0C3 #366AC3
triadic
#36B0C3 #C336B0 #B0C336
tetradic
#36B0C3 #9036C3 #C34936 #6AC336
square
#36B0C3 #9036C3 #C34936 #6AC336
split-complementary
#36B0C3 #C3366A #C39036
monochromatic
#1B5963 #298593 #36B0C3 #63C4D4 #92D6E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#36B0C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.15
#36B0C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B0C3
8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B0C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B0C3 | 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)
#A0AAC4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C9BC3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b0c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 176, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.107 210.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c8d5',
500: '#36b0c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b0c3; $custom-light: #81c8d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b0c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 176,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.085,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69946,
"c": 0.10701,
"h": 210.1
},
"luminance": 0.35775
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B0C3
secondary
#CC9289
accent
#5C48E0
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283