#36C1BA#36C1BA
#36C1BA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.115 H 189.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C1BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 193, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 56%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 0%, 3.6%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.19, -37.48, -7.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.19, 38.15, 190.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.78% -0.1133 -0.0198) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.78% 0.115 189.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4501, 42.4659, 53.0895) |
| Luminance | 0.4247 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.86
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.28
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.29
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.87
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.92
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C1BA #C1363D
analogous
#36C174 #36C1BA #3682C1
triadic
#36C1BA #BA36C1 #C1BA36
tetradic
#36C1BA #7436C1 #C1363D #82C136
square
#36C1BA #7436C1 #C1363D #82C136
split-complementary
#36C1BA #C13682 #C17436
monochromatic
#1B615E #29918C #36C1BA #61D3CD #91E0DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#36C1BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.49
#36C1BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C1BA
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C1BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C1BA | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.49 | 9.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B7BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A8BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c1ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 193, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.115 189.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d4ce',
500: '#36c1ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c1ba; $custom-light: #83d4ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c1ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 193,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.978,
"s": 56.275,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73777,
"c": 0.11503,
"h": 189.9
},
"luminance": 0.42469
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C1BA
secondary
#CB888B
accent
#4850E0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382