#36B3C3#36B3C3
#36B3C3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.108 H 207.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B3C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 179, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 8.2%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.25, -28.18, -17.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.25, 33.41, 212.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.68% -0.0955 -0.0499) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.68% 0.108 207.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4875, 36.9613, 57.3047) |
| Luminance | 0.3696 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 1.58
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.41
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.90
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.32
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 9.53
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 10.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B3C3 #C34636
analogous
#36C38D #36B3C3 #366CC3
triadic
#36B3C3 #C336B3 #B3C336
tetradic
#36B3C3 #8D36C3 #C34636 #6CC336
square
#36B3C3 #8D36C3 #C34636 #6CC336
split-complementary
#36B3C3 #C3366C #C38D36
monochromatic
#1B5B63 #298793 #36B3C3 #63C7D4 #92D8E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#36B3C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.39
#36B3C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B3C3
8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B3C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B3C3 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.39 | 8.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3ACC4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909DC3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b3c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 179, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.108 207.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82cad5',
500: '#36b3c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b3c3; $custom-light: #82cad5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b3c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 179,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.809,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70675,
"c": 0.10776,
"h": 207.6
},
"luminance": 0.36965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B3C3
secondary
#CC9089
accent
#5948E0
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283