#36BAC1#36BAC1
#36BAC1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.110 H 200.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36BAC1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 186, 193) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 56%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 3.6%, 0%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.29, -32.18, -13.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.29, 35.00, 203.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.3% -0.1033 -0.0382) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.3% 0.11 200.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7016, 39.7489, 56.6014) |
| Luminance | 0.3975 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.80
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.58
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.36
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.24
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.29
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36BAC1 #C13D36
analogous
#36C182 #36BAC1 #3674C1
triadic
#36BAC1 #C136BA #BAC136
tetradic
#36BAC1 #8236C1 #C13D36 #74C136
square
#36BAC1 #8236C1 #C13D36 #74C136
split-complementary
#36BAC1 #C13674 #C18236
monochromatic
#1B5E61 #298C91 #36BAC1 #61CDD3 #91DCE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#36BAC1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.95
#36BAC1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36BAC1
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36BAC1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36BAC1 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.95 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACB2C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A3C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36bac1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 186, 193); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.110 200.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82cfd3',
500: '#36bac1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36bac1; $custom-light: #82cfd3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36bac1",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 186,
"b": 193
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.022,
"s": 56.275,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72305,
"c": 0.11014,
"h": 200.3
},
"luminance": 0.39752
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36BAC1
secondary
#CB8B88
accent
#5048E0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F9
border
#CBD2D2
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8282