#36C2B0#36C2B0
#36C2B0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.119 H 182.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C2B0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 194, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 0%, 9.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.21, -40.69, -1.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.21, 40.72, 182.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.7% -0.1188 -0.005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.7% 0.119 182.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6458, 42.4990, 47.7593) |
| Luminance | 0.4250 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.83
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.97
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.93
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.44
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.17
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C2B0 #C23648
analogous
#36C26A #36C2B0 #368EC2
triadic
#36C2B0 #B036C2 #C2B036
tetradic
#36C2B0 #6A36C2 #C23648 #8EC236
square
#36C2B0 #6A36C2 #C23648 #8EC236
split-complementary
#36C2B0 #C2368E #C26A36
monochromatic
#1B6259 #299285 #36C2B0 #62D3C5 #92E1D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#36C2B0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.50
#36C2B0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C2B0
9.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C2B0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C2B0 | 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)
#B9B7AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A8B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c2b0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 194, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.119 182.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d5c7',
500: '#36c2b0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c2b0; $custom-light: #82d5c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c2b0",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 194,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.286,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73702,
"c": 0.11891,
"h": 182.4
},
"luminance": 0.42502
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C2B0
secondary
#CC8891
accent
#485CE0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382