#36C3CB#36C3CB
#36C3CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.115 H 200.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C3CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 195, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 59%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 73%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.4%, 3.9%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.31, -33.50, -14.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.31, 36.58, 203.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.86% -0.1079 -0.0408) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.86% 0.115 200.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8111, 44.1224, 63.3283) |
| Luminance | 0.4413 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.70
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.73
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.79
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.21
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.81
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C3CB #CB3E36
analogous
#36CB88 #36C3CB #3679CB
triadic
#36C3CB #CB36C3 #C3CB36
tetradic
#36C3CB #8836CB #CB3E36 #79CB36
square
#36C3CB #8836CB #CB3E36 #79CB36
split-complementary
#36C3CB #CB3679 #CB8836
monochromatic
#1C676B #28959C #36C3CB #67D2D8 #97E0E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#36C3CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.83
#36C3CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C3CB
9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C3CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C3CB | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.83 | 9.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4BACC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FABCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c3cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 195, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.115 200.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d5da',
500: '#36c3cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c3cb; $custom-light: #84d5da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c3cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 195,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.221,
"s": 58.893,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74857,
"c": 0.11533,
"h": 200.7
},
"luminance": 0.44126
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C3CB
secondary
#D0918D
accent
#4E46E2
background
#F8FDFD
surface
#F0FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7D8383