#36B7C2#36B7C2
#36B7C2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.109 H 203.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B7C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 183, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 5.7%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.42, -30.44, -15.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.42, 34.21, 207.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.61% -0.0999 -0.0434) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.61% 0.109 203.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1881, 38.5429, 56.9824) |
| Luminance | 0.3855 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.20
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.94
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.58
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.49
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.72
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B7C2 #C24136
analogous
#36C287 #36B7C2 #3671C2
triadic
#36B7C2 #C236B7 #B7C236
tetradic
#36B7C2 #8736C2 #C24136 #71C236
square
#36B7C2 #8736C2 #C24136 #71C236
split-complementary
#36B7C2 #C23671 #C28736
monochromatic
#1B5D62 #298A92 #36B7C2 #62CAD3 #92DAE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#36B7C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.71
#36B7C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B7C2
8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B7C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B7C2 | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.71 | 8.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8AFC3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A1C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEBA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b7c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 183, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.109 203.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82cdd4',
500: '#36b7c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b7c2; $custom-light: #82cdd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b7c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 183,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.714,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7161,
"c": 0.10893,
"h": 203.5
},
"luminance": 0.38546
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B7C2
secondary
#CC8E88
accent
#5448E0
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283