#36C1BB#36C1BB
#36C1BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.115 H 190.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C1BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 193, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 56%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 0%, 3.1%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.22, -37.20, -7.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.22, 37.97, 191.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.81% -0.1129 -0.0212) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.81% 0.115 190.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5568, 42.5085, 53.6513) |
| Luminance | 0.4251 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.12
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.21
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.36
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.62
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.27
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C1BB #C1363C
analogous
#36C175 #36C1BB #3681C1
triadic
#36C1BB #BB36C1 #C1BB36
tetradic
#36C1BB #7536C1 #C1363C #81C136
square
#36C1BB #7536C1 #C1363C #81C136
split-complementary
#36C1BB #C13681 #C17536
monochromatic
#1B615E #29918D #36C1BB #61D3CE #91E0DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#36C1BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.50
#36C1BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C1BB
9.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C1BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C1BB | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.50 | 9.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B7BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A8BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c1bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 193, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.115 190.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d4cf',
500: '#36c1bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c1bb; $custom-light: #83d4cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c1bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 193,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.41,
"s": 56.275,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7381,
"c": 0.11484,
"h": 190.6
},
"luminance": 0.42512
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C1BB
secondary
#CB888B
accent
#484FE0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382