#36C2B6#36C2B6
#36C2B6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.117 H 186.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C2B6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 194, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 0%, 6.2%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.38, -39.05, -4.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.38, 39.33, 186.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.89% -0.1161 -0.0131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.89% 0.117 186.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2526, 42.7418, 50.9552) |
| Luminance | 0.4274 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.27
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.41
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.59
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.59
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.81
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C2B6 #C23642
analogous
#36C270 #36C2B6 #3688C2
triadic
#36C2B6 #B636C2 #C2B636
tetradic
#36C2B6 #7036C2 #C23642 #88C236
square
#36C2B6 #7036C2 #C23642 #88C236
split-complementary
#36C2B6 #C23688 #C27036
monochromatic
#1B625C #299289 #36C2B6 #62D3CA #92E1DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#36C2B6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.55
#36C2B6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C2B6
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C2B6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C2B6 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.55 | 9.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B7B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4A9B7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c2b6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 194, 182); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.117 186.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d5cb',
500: '#36c2b6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c2b6; $custom-light: #82d5cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c2b6",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 194,
"b": 182
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.857,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73892,
"c": 0.11683,
"h": 186.5
},
"luminance": 0.42745
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C2B6
secondary
#CC888E
accent
#4855E0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382