#36C2D0#36C2D0
#36C2D0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.116 H 205.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C2D0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 194, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 62%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 74%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 6.7%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.17, -31.52, -17.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.17, 36.11, 209.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.8% -0.1048 -0.049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.8% 0.116 205) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1933, 43.9180, 66.4426) |
| Luminance | 0.4392 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.04
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.43
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.51
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.65
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 8.73
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C2D0 #D04436
analogous
#36D091 #36C2D0 #3675D0
triadic
#36C2D0 #D036C2 #C2D036
tetradic
#36C2D0 #9136D0 #D04436 #75D036
square
#36C2D0 #9136D0 #D04436 #75D036
split-complementary
#36C2D0 #D03675 #D09136
monochromatic
#1A6971 #2697A3 #36C2D0 #68D1DC #99E0E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#36C2D0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.78
#36C2D0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C2D0
9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C2D0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C2D0 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.78 | 9.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2BAD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CAAD0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c2d0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 194, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.116 205.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d5de',
500: '#36c2d0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c2d0; $custom-light: #85d5de; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c2d0",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 194,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.455,
"s": 62.097,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.748,
"c": 0.11568,
"h": 205
},
"luminance": 0.43922
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C2D0
secondary
#D3958F
accent
#5143E5
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383