#36B4BD#36B4BD
#36B4BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.107 H 202.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B4BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 180, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 56%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 71%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.4%, 4.8%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.35, -30.49, -14.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.35, 33.75, 205.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.69% -0.099 -0.0402) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.69% 0.107 202.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0238, 37.0977, 53.8706) |
| Luminance | 0.3710 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.45
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.74
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.37
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.93
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.27
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B4BD #BD3F36
analogous
#36BD82 #36B4BD #3670BD
triadic
#36B4BD #BD36B4 #B4BD36
tetradic
#36B4BD #8236BD #BD3F36 #70BD36
square
#36B4BD #8236BD #BD3F36 #70BD36
split-complementary
#36B4BD #BD3670 #BD8236
monochromatic
#1B595E #28878D #36B4BD #5FCAD1 #8FDADF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#36B4BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.42
#36B4BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B4BD
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B4BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B4BD | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.42 | 8.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6ACBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#939EBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b4bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 180, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.107 202.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81cbd0',
500: '#36b4bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b4bd; $custom-light: #81cbd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b4bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 180,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70691,
"c": 0.10688,
"h": 202.1
},
"luminance": 0.37101
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B4BD
secondary
#C98A85
accent
#5349DF
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282