#36BFC5#36BFC5
#36BFC5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.113 H 199.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36BFC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 191, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 73%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.6%, 3%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.92, -33.38, -13.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.92, 36.01, 202.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.67% -0.1065 -0.0375) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.67% 0.113 199.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2256, 42.0735, 59.3405) |
| Luminance | 0.4208 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.23
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.91
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.96
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.63
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.01
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36BFC5 #C53C36
analogous
#36C583 #36BFC5 #3678C5
triadic
#36BFC5 #C536BF #BFC536
tetradic
#36BFC5 #8336C5 #C53C36 #78C536
square
#36BFC5 #8336C5 #C53C36 #78C536
split-complementary
#36BFC5 #C53678 #C58336
monochromatic
#1C6265 #299095 #36BFC5 #64D0D4 #94DEE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#36BFC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.42
#36BFC5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36BFC5
9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36BFC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36BFC5 | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.42 | 9.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1B6C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA7C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36bfc5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 191, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.113 199.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d3d6',
500: '#36bfc5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36bfc5; $custom-light: #83d3d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36bfc5",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 191,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.517,
"s": 56.972,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73669,
"c": 0.11293,
"h": 199.4
},
"luminance": 0.42077
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36BFC5
secondary
#CD8D8A
accent
#4E48E0
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8283