#36C3BE#36C3BE
#36C3BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.116 H 191.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C3BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 195, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 0%, 2.6%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.91, -37.27, -8.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.91, 38.16, 192.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.4% -0.1135 -0.0229) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.4% 0.116 191.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3264, 43.5286, 55.5088) |
| Luminance | 0.4353 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.65
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.71
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.99
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.96
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.80
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C3BE #C3363B
analogous
#36C378 #36C3BE #3682C3
triadic
#36C3BE #BE36C3 #C3BE36
tetradic
#36C3BE #7836C3 #C3363B #82C336
square
#36C3BE #7836C3 #C3363B #82C336
split-complementary
#36C3BE #C33682 #C37836
monochromatic
#1B6361 #29938F #36C3BE #63D4D0 #92E1DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#36C3BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.71
#36C3BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C3BE
9.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C3BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C3BE | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.71 | 9.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B9BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3AABF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c3be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 195, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.116 191.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d6d1',
500: '#36c3be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c3be; $custom-light: #83d6d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c3be",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 195,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.872,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74402,
"c": 0.11579,
"h": 191.4
},
"luminance": 0.43532
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C3BE
secondary
#CC898B
accent
#484DE0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8382