#36BAC0#36BAC0
#36BAC0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.110 H 199.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36BAC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 186, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 56%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 72%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.9%, 3.1%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.26, -32.48, -13.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.26, 35.08, 202.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.27% -0.1037 -0.0368) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.27% 0.11 199.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5904, 39.7045, 56.0159) |
| Luminance | 0.3971 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.11
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.46
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.01
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.92
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.04
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36BAC0 #C03C36
analogous
#36C081 #36BAC0 #3675C0
triadic
#36BAC0 #C036BA #BAC036
tetradic
#36BAC0 #8136C0 #C03C36 #75C036
square
#36BAC0 #8136C0 #C03C36 #75C036
split-complementary
#36BAC0 #C03675 #C08136
monochromatic
#1B5D60 #298C90 #36BAC0 #61CED2 #90DCE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#36BAC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.94
#36BAC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36BAC0
8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36BAC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36BAC0 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.94 | 8.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACB2C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A3C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36bac0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 186, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.110 199.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82cfd3',
500: '#36bac0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36bac0; $custom-light: #82cfd3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36bac0",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 186,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.609,
"s": 56.098,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72269,
"c": 0.11007,
"h": 199.5
},
"luminance": 0.39708
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36BAC0
secondary
#CB8A87
accent
#4F48DF
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F9
border
#CBD2D2
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8282