#36B6CA#36B6CA

#36B6CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.111 H 210.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#36B6CA
RGBrgb(54, 182, 202)
HSLhsl(188, 58%, 50%)
HSVhsv(188, 73%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(73.3%, 9.9%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LABlab(68.39, -27.50, -20.07)
CIE-LCHlch(68.39, 34.05, 216.12°)
OKLaboklab(71.68% -0.0956 -0.0559)
OKLCHoklch(71.68% 0.111 210.3)
XYZxyz(28.9053, 38.5010, 61.7737)
Luminance0.3850 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#36B6CA #CA4A36
analogous
#36CA94 #36B6CA #366CCA
triadic
#36B6CA #CA36B6 #B6CA36
tetradic
#36B6CA #9436CA #CA4A36 #6CCA36
square
#36B6CA #9436CA #CA4A36 #6CCA36
split-complementary
#36B6CA #CA366C #CA9436
monochromatic
#1C5F6A #298B9A #36B6CA #66C8D7 #97D9E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.41
#36B6CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.70
#36B6CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #36B6CA
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##36B6CA#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##36B6CA1.002.418.708.70
#FFFFFF2.411.0021.0021.00
#0000008.7021.001.001.00
##0000008.7021.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5AFCB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91A0CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFBC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #36b6ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 182, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.111 210.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83ccda',
    500: '#36b6ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #36b6ca;
$custom-light: #83ccda;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#36b6ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 54,
    "g": 182,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.108,
    "s": 58.268,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71675,
    "c": 0.11072,
    "h": 210.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.38504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#36B6CA
secondary
#CF968D
accent
#5B46E1
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283

Preview Lab

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#36B6CA Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva