#36B9CA#36B9CA

#36B9CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.111 H 207.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#36B9CA
RGBrgb(54, 185, 202)
HSLhsl(187, 58%, 50%)
HSVhsv(187, 73%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(73.3%, 8.4%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LABlab(69.29, -28.98, -18.71)
CIE-LCHlch(69.29, 34.49, 212.84°)
OKLaboklab(72.4% -0.0985 -0.052)
OKLCHoklch(72.4% 0.111 207.8)
XYZxyz(29.5263, 39.7429, 61.9807)
Luminance0.3975 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#36B9CA #CA4736
analogous
#36CA91 #36B9CA #366FCA
triadic
#36B9CA #CA36B9 #B9CA36
tetradic
#36B9CA #9136CA #CA4736 #6FCA36
square
#36B9CA #9136CA #CA4736 #6FCA36
split-complementary
#36B9CA #CA366F #CA9136
monochromatic
#1C616A #298D9A #36B9CA #66CAD7 #97DBE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35
#36B9CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.95
#36B9CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #36B9CA
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##36B9CA#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##36B9CA1.002.358.958.95
#FFFFFF2.351.0021.0021.00
#0000008.9521.001.001.00
##0000008.9521.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9B2CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A3CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #36b9ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 185, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.111 207.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83ceda',
    500: '#36b9ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #36b9ca;
$custom-light: #83ceda;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#36b9ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 54,
    "g": 185,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.892,
    "s": 58.268,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.724,
    "c": 0.11143,
    "h": 207.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.39746
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#36B9CA
secondary
#CF948D
accent
#5846E1
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283

Preview Lab

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#36B9CA Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva