#36BFC9#36BFC9
#36BFC9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.423; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.113 H 202.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36BFC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 191, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 58%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 73%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.1%, 5%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.05, -32.19, -15.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.05, 35.72, 205.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.81% -0.1048 -0.043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.81% 0.113 202.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6901, 42.2592, 61.7864) |
| Luminance | 0.4226 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.94
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.96
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.49
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.96
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.89
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36BFC9 #C94036
analogous
#36C98A #36BFC9 #3675C9
triadic
#36BFC9 #C936BF #BFC936
tetradic
#36BFC9 #8A36C9 #C94036 #75C936
square
#36BFC9 #8A36C9 #C94036 #75C936
split-complementary
#36BFC9 #C93675 #C98A36
monochromatic
#1C6369 #299199 #36BFC9 #66CED6 #96DEE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#36BFC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.45
#36BFC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36BFC9
9.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36BFC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36BFC9 | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.45 | 9.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0B7CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA7CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36bfc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 191, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.113 202.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d2d9',
500: '#36bfc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36bfc9; $custom-light: #84d2d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36bfc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 191,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.082,
"s": 57.647,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73814,
"c": 0.11331,
"h": 202.3
},
"luminance": 0.42263
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36BFC9
secondary
#CE918C
accent
#5147E1
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8283