#36BAD3#36BAD3
#36BAD3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.115 H 213.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36BAD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 186, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 64%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 74%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 11.8%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.90, -26.69, -22.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.90, 35.04, 220.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73% -0.0959 -0.0633) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73% 0.115 213.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8331, 40.6015, 67.8272) |
| Luminance | 0.4061 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.90
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.85
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 8.23
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.46
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.24
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36BAD3 #D34F36
analogous
#36D39E #36BAD3 #366CD3
triadic
#36BAD3 #D336BA #BAD336
tetradic
#36BAD3 #9E36D3 #D34F36 #6CD336
square
#36BAD3 #9E36D3 #D34F36 #6CD336
split-complementary
#36BAD3 #D3366C #D39E36
monochromatic
#1A6675 #2592A7 #36BAD3 #68CBDE #9ADCE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#36BAD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.12
#36BAD3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36BAD3
9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36BAD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36BAD3 | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.12 | 9.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8B4D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A4D3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36bad3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 186, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.115 213.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84cfe0',
500: '#36bad3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36bad3; $custom-light: #84cfe0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36bad3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 186,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.554,
"s": 64.082,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72995,
"c": 0.11488,
"h": 213.4
},
"luminance": 0.40605
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36BAD3
secondary
#D59B90
accent
#5B41E7
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FB
border
#CBD2D4
text
#0D1315
muted
#7D8283