#36B2C3#36B2C3
#36B2C3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.107 H 208.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B2C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 178, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 8.7%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.95, -27.68, -18.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.95, 33.24, 213.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.43% -0.0945 -0.0512) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.43% 0.107 208.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2878, 36.5620, 57.2382) |
| Luminance | 0.3656 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 1.45
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.37
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.35
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.70
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 9.84
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B2C3 #C34736
analogous
#36C38E #36B2C3 #366CC3
triadic
#36B2C3 #C336B2 #B2C336
tetradic
#36B2C3 #8E36C3 #C34736 #6CC336
square
#36B2C3 #8E36C3 #C34736 #6CC336
split-complementary
#36B2C3 #C3366C #C38E36
monochromatic
#1B5B63 #298693 #36B2C3 #63C6D4 #92D7E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#36B2C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.31
#36B2C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B2C3
8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B2C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B2C3 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.31 | 8.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2ABC4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9DC3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b2c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 178, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.107 208.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82c9d5',
500: '#36b2c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b2c3; $custom-light: #82c9d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b2c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 178,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.234,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70432,
"c": 0.10749,
"h": 208.4
},
"luminance": 0.36565
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B2C3
secondary
#CC9189
accent
#5A48E0
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283