#36C2B1#36C2B1
#36C2B1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.119 H 183.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C2B1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 194, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 0%, 8.8%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.24, -40.42, -2.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.24, 40.47, 182.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.73% -0.1184 -0.0063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.73% 0.119 183.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7451, 42.5388, 48.2823) |
| Luminance | 0.4254 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.08
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.14
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.73
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.26
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.99
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C2B1 #C23647
analogous
#36C26B #36C2B1 #368DC2
triadic
#36C2B1 #B136C2 #C2B136
tetradic
#36C2B1 #6B36C2 #C23647 #8DC236
square
#36C2B1 #6B36C2 #C23647 #8DC236
split-complementary
#36C2B1 #C2368D #C26B36
monochromatic
#1B625A #299285 #36C2B1 #62D3C6 #92E1D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#36C2B1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.51
#36C2B1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C2B1
9.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C2B1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C2B1 | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.51 | 9.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B7B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A8B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c2b1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 194, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.119 183.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d5c8',
500: '#36c2b1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c2b1; $custom-light: #82d5c8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c2b1",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 194,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.714,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73733,
"c": 0.11853,
"h": 183.1
},
"luminance": 0.42542
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C2B1
secondary
#CC8890
accent
#485AE0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382