#36C1C8#36C1C8
#36C1C8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.114 H 200.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C1C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 193, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 73%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73%, 3.5%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.62, -33.44, -14.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.62, 36.29, 202.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.26% -0.1072 -0.0391) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.26% 0.114 200.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0119, 43.0906, 61.3153) |
| Luminance | 0.4309 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.92
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.81
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.03
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.40
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.22
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C1C8 #C83D36
analogous
#36C886 #36C1C8 #3678C8
triadic
#36C1C8 #C836C1 #C1C836
tetradic
#36C1C8 #8636C8 #C83D36 #78C836
square
#36C1C8 #8636C8 #C83D36 #78C836
split-complementary
#36C1C8 #C83678 #C88636
monochromatic
#1C6468 #299298 #36C1C8 #66D0D6 #96DFE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#36C1C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.62
#36C1C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C1C8
9.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C1C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C1C8 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.62 | 9.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3B8C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA9C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c1c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 193, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.114 200.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d4d8',
500: '#36c1c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c1c8; $custom-light: #84d4d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c1c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 193,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.877,
"s": 57.48,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74263,
"c": 0.11413,
"h": 200.1
},
"luminance": 0.43094
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C1C8
secondary
#CE8F8C
accent
#4E47E1
background
#F8FDFD
surface
#F0FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8383