#36C2BC#36C2BC
#36C2BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.115 H 190.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C2BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 194, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 0%, 3.1%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.55, -37.38, -7.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.55, 38.15, 191.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.09% -0.1134 -0.0214) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.09% 0.115 190.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8860, 42.9951, 54.2910) |
| Luminance | 0.4300 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.28
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.95
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.43
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.61
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.36
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C2BC #C2363C
analogous
#36C276 #36C2BC #3682C2
triadic
#36C2BC #BC36C2 #C2BC36
tetradic
#36C2BC #7636C2 #C2363C #82C236
square
#36C2BC #7636C2 #C2363C #82C236
split-complementary
#36C2BC #C23682 #C27636
monochromatic
#1B625F #29928E #36C2BC #62D3CE #92E1DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#36C2BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.60
#36C2BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C2BC
9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C2BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C2BC | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.60 | 9.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B8BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A9BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c2bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 194, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.115 190.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d5d0',
500: '#36c2bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c2bc; $custom-light: #83d5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c2bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 194,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.429,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74089,
"c": 0.1154,
"h": 190.7
},
"luminance": 0.42999
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C2BC
secondary
#CC888B
accent
#484FE0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382