#36C3C5#36C3C5
#36C3C5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.115 H 196.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C3C5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 195, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 73%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.6%, 1%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.12, -35.26, -11.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.12, 37.15, 198.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.64% -0.1104 -0.0325) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.64% 0.115 196.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1099, 43.8420, 59.6352) |
| Luminance | 0.4385 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.98
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.28
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.88
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.21
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.03
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C3C5 #C53836
analogous
#36C580 #36C3C5 #367CC5
triadic
#36C3C5 #C536C3 #C3C536
tetradic
#36C3C5 #8036C5 #C53836 #7CC536
square
#36C3C5 #8036C5 #C53836 #7CC536
split-complementary
#36C3C5 #C5367C #C58036
monochromatic
#1C6465 #299395 #36C3C5 #64D3D4 #94E1E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#36C3C5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.77
#36C3C5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C3C5
9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C3C5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C3C5 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.77 | 9.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6BAC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1AAC6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c3c5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 195, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.115 196.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d5d6',
500: '#36c3c5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c3c5; $custom-light: #84d5d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c3c5",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 195,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.839,
"s": 56.972,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74643,
"c": 0.11514,
"h": 196.4
},
"luminance": 0.43846
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C3C5
secondary
#CD8B8A
accent
#4A48E0
background
#F8FDFD
surface
#F0FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8383