#36B8BE#36B8BE
#36B8BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.109 H 199.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36B8BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 184, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 56%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 72%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.6%, 3.2%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.59, -32.12, -13.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.59, 34.71, 202.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.71% -0.1026 -0.0365) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.71% 0.109 199.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9519, 38.7796, 54.7173) |
| Luminance | 0.3878 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.85
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.83
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.98
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.95
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.50
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36B8BE #BE3C36
analogous
#36BE80 #36B8BE #3674BE
triadic
#36B8BE #BE36B8 #B8BE36
tetradic
#36B8BE #8036BE #BE3C36 #74BE36
square
#36B8BE #8036BE #BE3C36 #74BE36
split-complementary
#36B8BE #BE3674 #BE8036
monochromatic
#1B5C5F #288A8E #36B8BE #60CDD2 #8FDCDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#36B8BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.76
#36B8BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36B8BE
8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36B8BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36B8BE | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.76 | 8.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABB0BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A1BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36b8be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 184, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.109 199.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82ced1',
500: '#36b8be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36b8be; $custom-light: #82ced1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36b8be",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 184,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.647,
"s": 55.738,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71707,
"c": 0.10891,
"h": 199.6
},
"luminance": 0.38783
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36B8BE
secondary
#CA8986
accent
#4F49DF
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F9
border
#CBD2D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282