#36C1BE#36C1BE
#36C1BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.114 H 192.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C1BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 193, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 56%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 0%, 1.6%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.31, -36.35, -9.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.31, 37.47, 194.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.91% -0.1115 -0.0253) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.91% 0.114 192.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8813, 42.6383, 55.3604) |
| Luminance | 0.4264 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.97
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.02
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.17
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.75
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.34
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C1BE #C13639
analogous
#36C178 #36C1BE #367EC1
triadic
#36C1BE #BE36C1 #C1BE36
tetradic
#36C1BE #7836C1 #C13639 #7EC136
square
#36C1BE #7836C1 #C13639 #7EC136
split-complementary
#36C1BE #C1367E #C17836
monochromatic
#1B6160 #29918F #36C1BE #61D3D0 #91E0DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#36C1BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.53
#36C1BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C1BE
9.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C1BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C1BE | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.53 | 9.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5B7BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A8BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c1be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 193, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.114 192.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d4d1',
500: '#36c1be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c1be; $custom-light: #83d4d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c1be",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 193,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.705,
"s": 56.275,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73911,
"c": 0.11438,
"h": 192.8
},
"luminance": 0.42642
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C1BE
secondary
#CB8889
accent
#484CE0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8382