#36BAC2#36BAC2
#36BAC2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.110 H 201.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36BAC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 186, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 4.1%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.32, -31.88, -14.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.32, 34.93, 204.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.34% -0.1029 -0.0396) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.34% 0.11 201.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8135, 39.7937, 57.1909) |
| Luminance | 0.3980 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.51
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.71
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.70
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.46
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.66
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36BAC2 #C23E36
analogous
#36C284 #36BAC2 #3674C2
triadic
#36BAC2 #C236BA #BAC236
tetradic
#36BAC2 #8436C2 #C23E36 #74C236
square
#36BAC2 #8436C2 #C23E36 #74C236
split-complementary
#36BAC2 #C23674 #C28436
monochromatic
#1B5E62 #298C92 #36BAC2 #62CDD3 #92DCE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#36BAC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.96
#36BAC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36BAC2
8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36BAC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36BAC2 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.96 | 8.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACB2C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A3C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36bac2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 186, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.110 201.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82cfd4',
500: '#36bac2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36bac2; $custom-light: #82cfd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36bac2",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 186,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.429,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72341,
"c": 0.11024,
"h": 201.1
},
"luminance": 0.39797
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36BAC2
secondary
#CC8C88
accent
#5148E0
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8283