#36BEC3#36BEC3
#36BEC3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.112 H 198.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36BEC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 190, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 2.6%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.56, -33.49, -12.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.56, 35.91, 201.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.35% -0.1064 -0.036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.35% 0.112 198.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7807, 41.5478, 58.0691) |
| Luminance | 0.4155 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.36
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.95
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.01
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.18
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.60
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36BEC3 #C33B36
analogous
#36C382 #36BEC3 #3678C3
triadic
#36BEC3 #C336BE #BEC336
tetradic
#36BEC3 #8236C3 #C33B36 #78C336
square
#36BEC3 #8236C3 #C33B36 #78C336
split-complementary
#36BEC3 #C33678 #C38236
monochromatic
#1B6163 #298F93 #36BEC3 #63D0D4 #92DEE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#36BEC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.31
#36BEC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36BEC3
9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36BEC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36BEC3 | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.31 | 9.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0B5C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA6C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36bec3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 190, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.112 198.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d2d5',
500: '#36bec3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36bec3; $custom-light: #83d2d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36bec3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 190,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.128,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73353,
"c": 0.11232,
"h": 198.7
},
"luminance": 0.41551
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36BEC3
secondary
#CC8B89
accent
#4D48E0
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8283