#36B8CF#36B8CF

#36B8CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.113 H 212.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#36B8CF
RGB	rgb(54, 184, 207)
HSL	hsl(189, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(189, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.9%, 11.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.16, -26.94, -21.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.16, 34.56, 218.78°)
OKLab	oklab(72.36% -0.0955 -0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(72.36% 0.113 212.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.9195, 39.5667, 65.0796)
Luminance	0.3957 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#36B8CF #CF4D36

analogous

#36CF9A #36B8CF #366BCF

triadic

#36B8CF #CF36B8 #B8CF36

tetradic

#36B8CF #9A36CF #CF4D36 #6BCF36

square

#36B8CF #9A36CF #CF4D36 #6BCF36

split-complementary

#36B8CF #CF366B #CF9A36

monochromatic

#1B6370 #278FA1 #36B8CF #67C9DB #99DBE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.36

#36B8CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.91

#36B8CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #36B8CF

8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##36B8CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##36B8CF	1.00	2.36	8.91	8.91
#FFFFFF	2.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A6B2D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#91A2CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C1BF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #36b8cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 184, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.113 212.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84cddd',
    500: '#36b8cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #36b8cf;
$custom-light: #84cddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#36b8cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 54,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.02,
    "s": 61.446,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72355,
    "c": 0.11296,
    "h": 212.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.3957
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#36B8CF

secondary

#D2998F

accent

#5C43E5

background

#F8FCFD

surface

#F0F9FB

border

#CBD2D4

text

#0C1315

muted

#7D8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #36B8CF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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