#36B8CA#36B8CA

#36B8CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.111 H 208.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#36B8CA
RGBrgb(54, 184, 202)
HSLhsl(187, 58%, 50%)
HSVhsv(187, 73%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(73.3%, 8.9%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LABlab(68.99, -28.49, -19.16)
CIE-LCHlch(68.99, 34.33, 213.93°)
OKLaboklab(72.16% -0.0976 -0.0533)
OKLCHoklch(72.16% 0.111 208.6)
XYZxyz(29.3179, 39.3260, 61.9112)
Luminance0.3933 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#36B8CA #CA4836
analogous
#36CA92 #36B8CA #366ECA
triadic
#36B8CA #CA36B8 #B8CA36
tetradic
#36B8CA #9236CA #CA4836 #6ECA36
square
#36B8CA #9236CA #CA4836 #6ECA36
split-complementary
#36B8CA #CA366E #CA9236
monochromatic
#1C606A #298C9A #36B8CA #66C9D7 #97DAE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.37
#36B8CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.87
#36B8CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #36B8CA
8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##36B8CA#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##36B8CA1.002.378.878.87
#FFFFFF2.371.0021.0021.00
#0000008.8721.001.001.00
##0000008.8721.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8B1CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A2CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #36b8ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 184, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.111 208.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83cdda',
    500: '#36b8ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #36b8ca;
$custom-light: #83cdda;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#36b8ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 54,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.297,
    "s": 58.268,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72158,
    "c": 0.11117,
    "h": 208.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.3933
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#36B8CA
secondary
#CF958D
accent
#5946E1
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283

Preview Lab

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#36B8CA Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva