#36C1B2#36C1B2
#36C1B2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.117 H 184.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C1B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 193, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 56%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 0%, 7.8%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.96, -39.70, -3.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.96, 39.82, 184.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.52% -0.1169 -0.0089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.52% 0.117 184.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6233, 42.1352, 48.7352) |
| Luminance | 0.4214 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.22
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.40
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.63
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.72
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.69
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C1B2 #C13645
analogous
#36C16C #36C1B2 #368AC1
triadic
#36C1B2 #B236C1 #C1B236
tetradic
#36C1B2 #6C36C1 #C13645 #8AC136
square
#36C1B2 #6C36C1 #C13645 #8AC136
split-complementary
#36C1B2 #C1368A #C16C36
monochromatic
#1B615A #299186 #36C1B2 #61D3C7 #91E0D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#36C1B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.43
#36C1B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C1B2
9.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C1B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C1B2 | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.43 | 9.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B6B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4A8B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c1b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 193, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.117 184.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d4c9',
500: '#36c1b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c1b2; $custom-light: #82d4c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c1b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 193,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.525,
"s": 56.275,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73517,
"c": 0.11724,
"h": 184.3
},
"luminance": 0.42139
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C1B2
secondary
#CB888F
accent
#4859E0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382