#36B2BB#36B2BB
#36B2BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.106 H 202.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B2BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 178, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 55%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 71%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.1%, 4.8%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.68, -30.12, -14.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.68, 33.37, 205.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.13% -0.0979 -0.0399) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.13% 0.106 202.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4074, 36.2098, 52.6015) |
| Luminance | 0.3621 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.33
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.72
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.48
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.89
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.42
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B2BB #BB3F36
analogous
#36BB81 #36B2BB #3670BB
triadic
#36B2BB #BB36B2 #B2BB36
tetradic
#36B2BB #8136BB #BB3F36 #70BB36
square
#36B2BB #8136BB #BB3F36 #70BB36
split-complementary
#36B2BB #BB3670 #BB8136
monochromatic
#1B585C #28858C #36B2BB #5EC9D0 #8DD9DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#36B2BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.24
#36B2BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B2BB
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B2BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B2BB | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.24 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4AABC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919CBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b2bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 178, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.106 202.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c9cf',
500: '#36b2bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b2bb; $custom-light: #81c9cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b2bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 178,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.06,
"s": 55.187,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70127,
"c": 0.10572,
"h": 202.2
},
"luminance": 0.36213
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B2BB
secondary
#C98984
accent
#5349DF
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282