#36BAC3#36BAC3
#36BAC3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.110 H 201.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36BAC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 186, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 4.6%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.35, -31.59, -14.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.35, 34.87, 205.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.38% -0.1024 -0.041) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.38% 0.11 201.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9262, 39.8388, 57.7843) |
| Luminance | 0.3984 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.23
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.87
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.05
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.69
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.85
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36BAC3 #C33F36
analogous
#36C386 #36BAC3 #3674C3
triadic
#36BAC3 #C336BA #BAC336
tetradic
#36BAC3 #8636C3 #C33F36 #74C336
square
#36BAC3 #8636C3 #C33F36 #74C336
split-complementary
#36BAC3 #C33674 #C38636
monochromatic
#1B5F63 #298C93 #36BAC3 #63CCD4 #92DCE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#36BAC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.97
#36BAC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36BAC3
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36BAC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36BAC3 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.97 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACB2C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A3C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36bac3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 186, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.110 201.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82cfd5',
500: '#36bac3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36bac3; $custom-light: #82cfd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36bac3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 186,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.83,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72378,
"c": 0.11035,
"h": 201.8
},
"luminance": 0.39842
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36BAC3
secondary
#CC8D89
accent
#5248E0
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8283