#36BDC3#36BDC3
#36BDC3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.112 H 199.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36BDC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 189, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 3.1%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.26, -33.02, -13.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.26, 35.64, 202.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.11% -0.1054 -0.0372) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.11% 0.112 199.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5648, 41.1161, 57.9972) |
| Luminance | 0.4112 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.71
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.56
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.36
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.37
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.94
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36BDC3 #C33C36
analogous
#36C383 #36BDC3 #3677C3
triadic
#36BDC3 #C336BD #BDC336
tetradic
#36BDC3 #8336C3 #C33C36 #77C336
square
#36BDC3 #8336C3 #C33C36 #77C336
split-complementary
#36BDC3 #C33677 #C38336
monochromatic
#1B6063 #298F93 #36BDC3 #63CFD4 #92DEE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#36BDC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.22
#36BDC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36BDC3
9.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36BDC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36BDC3 | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.22 | 9.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFB4C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA5C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36bdc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 189, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.112 199.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d1d5',
500: '#36bdc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36bdc3; $custom-light: #83d1d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36bdc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 189,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.553,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73109,
"c": 0.11179,
"h": 199.4
},
"luminance": 0.4112
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36BDC3
secondary
#CC8C89
accent
#4E48E0
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8283