#36C2B9#36C2B9
#36C2B9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.116 H 188.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C2B9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 194, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 0%, 4.6%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.46, -38.22, -6.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.46, 38.71, 189.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.99% -0.1147 -0.0172) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.99% 0.116 188.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5660, 42.8671, 52.6055) |
| Luminance | 0.4287 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.60
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.27
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.35
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.48
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.61
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C2B9 #C2363F
analogous
#36C273 #36C2B9 #3685C2
triadic
#36C2B9 #B936C2 #C2B936
tetradic
#36C2B9 #7336C2 #C2363F #85C236
square
#36C2B9 #7336C2 #C2363F #85C236
split-complementary
#36C2B9 #C23685 #C27336
monochromatic
#1B625E #29928B #36C2B9 #62D3CC #92E1DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#36C2B9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.57
#36C2B9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C2B9
9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C2B9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C2B9 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.57 | 9.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B8B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A9BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c2b9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 194, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.116 188.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d5ce',
500: '#36c2b9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c2b9; $custom-light: #83d5ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c2b9",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 194,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.143,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7399,
"c": 0.11603,
"h": 188.5
},
"luminance": 0.42871
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C2B9
secondary
#CC888D
accent
#4852E0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382