#36B9CF#36B9CF

#36B9CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.113 H 211.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#36B9CF
RGBrgb(54, 185, 207)
HSLhsl(189, 61%, 51%)
HSVhsv(189, 74%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(73.9%, 10.6%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LABlab(69.46, -27.44, -21.19)
CIE-LCHlch(69.46, 34.67, 217.68°)
OKLaboklab(72.6% -0.0965 -0.059)
OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.113 211.4)
XYZxyz(30.1279, 39.9836, 65.1491)
Luminance0.3999 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#36B9CF #CF4C36
analogous
#36CF98 #36B9CF #366CCF
triadic
#36B9CF #CF36B9 #B9CF36
tetradic
#36B9CF #9836CF #CF4C36 #6CCF36
square
#36B9CF #9836CF #CF4C36 #6CCF36
split-complementary
#36B9CF #CF366C #CF9836
monochromatic
#1B6470 #2790A1 #36B9CF #67CADB #99DBE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.33
#36B9CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.00
#36B9CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #36B9CF
9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##36B9CF#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##36B9CF1.002.339.009.00
#FFFFFF2.331.0021.0021.00
#0000009.0021.001.001.00
##0000009.0021.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7B2D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A3CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #36b9cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 185, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.113 211.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84cedd',
    500: '#36b9cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #36b9cf;
$custom-light: #84cedd;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#36b9cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 54,
    "g": 185,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.627,
    "s": 61.446,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72595,
    "c": 0.11311,
    "h": 211.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.39987
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#36B9CF
secondary
#D2988F
accent
#5A43E5
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FB
border
#CBD2D4
text
#0C1315
muted
#7D8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #36B9CF

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#36B9CF Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva