#36C3BB#36C3BB
#36C3BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.116 H 189.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C3BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 195, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 0%, 4.1%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.82, -38.12, -6.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.82, 38.70, 189.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.3% -0.1148 -0.0188) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.3% 0.116 189.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0019, 43.3988, 53.7997) |
| Luminance | 0.4340 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.99
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.90
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.75
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.80
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.80
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C3BB #C3363E
analogous
#36C375 #36C3BB #3685C3
triadic
#36C3BB #BB36C3 #C3BB36
tetradic
#36C3BB #7536C3 #C3363E #85C336
square
#36C3BB #7536C3 #C3363E #85C336
split-complementary
#36C3BB #C33685 #C37536
monochromatic
#1B635F #29938D #36C3BB #63D4CD #92E1DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#36C3BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.68
#36C3BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C3BB
9.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C3BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C3BB | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.68 | 9.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B9BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4AABC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c3bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 195, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.116 189.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d6cf',
500: '#36c3bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c3bb; $custom-light: #83d6cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c3bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 195,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.596,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74302,
"c": 0.11636,
"h": 189.3
},
"luminance": 0.43402
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C3BB
secondary
#CC898D
accent
#4851E0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382