#36C2BA#36C2BA
#36C2BA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.116 H 189.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C2BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 194, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 0%, 4.1%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.49, -37.94, -6.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.49, 38.52, 189.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.02% -0.1143 -0.0186) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.02% 0.116 189.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6719, 42.9095, 53.1634) |
| Luminance | 0.4291 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.80
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.14
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.49
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.68
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.96
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C2BA #C2363E
analogous
#36C274 #36C2BA #3684C2
triadic
#36C2BA #BA36C2 #C2BA36
tetradic
#36C2BA #7436C2 #C2363E #84C236
square
#36C2BA #7436C2 #C2363E #84C236
split-complementary
#36C2BA #C23684 #C27436
monochromatic
#1B625E #29928C #36C2BA #62D3CD #92E1DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#36C2BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.58
#36C2BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C2BA
9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C2BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C2BA | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.58 | 9.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B8BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A9BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c2ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 194, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.116 189.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d5ce',
500: '#36c2ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c2ba; $custom-light: #83d5ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c2ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 194,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.571,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74023,
"c": 0.11581,
"h": 189.2
},
"luminance": 0.42913
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C2BA
secondary
#CC888C
accent
#4851E0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382