#36C3BA#36C3BA
#36C3BA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.117 H 188.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C3BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 195, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 0%, 4.6%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.80, -38.40, -6.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.80, 38.89, 189.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.27% -0.1153 -0.0174) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.27% 0.117 188.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8952, 43.3561, 53.2378) |
| Luminance | 0.4336 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.80
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.04
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.48
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.64
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.73
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C3BA #C3363F
analogous
#36C374 #36C3BA #3686C3
triadic
#36C3BA #BA36C3 #C3BA36
tetradic
#36C3BA #7436C3 #C3363F #86C336
square
#36C3BA #7436C3 #C3363F #86C336
split-complementary
#36C3BA #C33686 #C37436
monochromatic
#1B635F #29938C #36C3BA #63D4CC #92E1DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#36C3BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.67
#36C3BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C3BA
9.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C3BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C3BA | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.67 | 9.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B8BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4AABB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c3ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 195, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.117 188.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d6ce',
500: '#36c3ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c3ba; $custom-light: #83d6ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c3ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 195,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.17,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74269,
"c": 0.1166,
"h": 188.6
},
"luminance": 0.4336
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C3BA
secondary
#CC898D
accent
#4852E0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382