#36C2CD#36C2CD
#36C2CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.115 H 202.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C2CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 194, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 74%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.7%, 5.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.08, -32.43, -16.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.08, 36.22, 206.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.69% -0.1061 -0.0448) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.69% 0.115 202.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8277, 43.7718, 64.5171) |
| Luminance | 0.4378 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.60
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.44
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.66
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.75
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.57
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C2CD #CD4136
analogous
#36CD8C #36C2CD #3676CD
triadic
#36C2CD #CD36C2 #C2CD36
tetradic
#36C2CD #8C36CD #CD4136 #76CD36
square
#36C2CD #8C36CD #CD4136 #76CD36
split-complementary
#36C2CD #CD3676 #CD8C36
monochromatic
#1B676D #27969E #36C2CD #67D1D9 #98E0E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#36C2CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.76
#36C2CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C2CD
9.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C2CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C2CD | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.76 | 9.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3BACE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DAACE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c2cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 194, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.115 202.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d5dc',
500: '#36c2cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c2cd; $custom-light: #84d5dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c2cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 194,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.371,
"s": 60.159,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74688,
"c": 0.11515,
"h": 202.9
},
"luminance": 0.43776
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C2CD
secondary
#D1938E
accent
#5044E3
background
#F8FDFD
surface
#F0FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7D8383