#36C1BF#36C1BF
#36C1BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.114 H 193.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C1BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 193, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 56%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72%, 0%, 1%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.34, -36.06, -9.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.34, 37.32, 194.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.95% -0.1111 -0.0267) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.95% 0.114 193.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9909, 42.6822, 55.9380) |
| Luminance | 0.4269 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.80
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.22
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.34
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.93
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.70
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C1BF #C13638
analogous
#36C179 #36C1BF #367DC1
triadic
#36C1BF #BF36C1 #C1BF36
tetradic
#36C1BF #7936C1 #C13638 #7DC136
square
#36C1BF #7936C1 #C13638 #7DC136
split-complementary
#36C1BF #C1367D #C17936
monochromatic
#1B6160 #299190 #36C1BF #61D3D1 #91E0DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#36C1BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.54
#36C1BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C1BF
9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C1BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C1BF | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.54 | 9.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5B7BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A8C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c1bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 193, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.114 193.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d4d2',
500: '#36c1bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c1bf; $custom-light: #83d4d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c1bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 193,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.137,
"s": 56.275,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73946,
"c": 0.11427,
"h": 193.5
},
"luminance": 0.42686
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C1BF
secondary
#CB8889
accent
#484AE0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8382