#36C2C2#36C2C2
#36C2C2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.115 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C2C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 194, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.2%, 0%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.73, -35.66, -10.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.73, 37.22, 196.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.29% -0.1108 -0.0296) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.29% 0.115 195) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5463, 43.2592, 57.7684) |
| Luminance | 0.4326 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.32
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.18
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.11
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.55
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.48
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C2C2 #C23636
analogous
#36C27C #36C2C2 #367CC2
triadic
#36C2C2 #C236C2 #C2C236
tetradic
#36C2C2 #7C36C2 #C23636 #7CC236
square
#36C2C2 #7C36C2 #C23636 #7CC236
split-complementary
#36C2C2 #C2367C #C27C36
monochromatic
#1B6262 #299292 #36C2C2 #62D3D3 #92E1E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#36C2C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#36C2C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C2C2
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C2C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C2C2 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5B8C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A9C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c2c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 194, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.115 195.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d5d4',
500: '#36c2c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c2c2; $custom-light: #83d5d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c2c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 194,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74294,
"c": 0.11466,
"h": 195
},
"luminance": 0.43263
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C2C2
secondary
#CC8888
accent
#4848E0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8382