#36B2C7#36B2C7
#36B2C7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.109 H 211.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B2C7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 178, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 73%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 10.6%, 0%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.09, -26.44, -20.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.09, 33.40, 217.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.59% -0.0929 -0.0568) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.59% 0.109 211.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7461, 36.7453, 59.6520) |
| Luminance | 0.3675 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.03
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.08
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 10.10
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.14
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.29
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B2C7 #C74B36
analogous
#36C794 #36B2C7 #3669C7
triadic
#36B2C7 #C736B2 #B2C736
tetradic
#36B2C7 #9436C7 #C74B36 #69C736
square
#36B2C7 #9436C7 #C74B36 #69C736
split-complementary
#36B2C7 #C73669 #C79436
monochromatic
#1C5C67 #298797 #36B2C7 #65C5D5 #95D7E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#36B2C7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.35
#36B2C7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B2C7
8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B2C7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B2C7 | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.35 | 8.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1ACC8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D9DC7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b2c7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 178, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.109 211.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82c9d8',
500: '#36b2c7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b2c7; $custom-light: #82c9d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b2c7",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 178,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.69,
"s": 57.312,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70589,
"c": 0.10887,
"h": 211.4
},
"luminance": 0.36749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B2C7
secondary
#CE958B
accent
#5D47E1
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283