#36C3D0#36C3D0
#36C3D0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.116 H 204.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C3D0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 195, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 62%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 74%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 6.3%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.47, -32.00, -17.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.47, 36.32, 208.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.04% -0.1058 -0.0477) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.04% 0.116 204.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4166, 44.3646, 66.5170) |
| Luminance | 0.4437 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.99
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.29
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.39
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.21
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 8.85
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C3D0 #D04336
analogous
#36D090 #36C3D0 #3676D0
triadic
#36C3D0 #D036C3 #C3D036
tetradic
#36C3D0 #9036D0 #D04336 #76D036
square
#36C3D0 #9036D0 #D04336 #76D036
split-complementary
#36C3D0 #D03676 #D09036
monochromatic
#1A6A71 #2698A3 #36C3D0 #68D2DC #99E1E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#36C3D0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.87
#36C3D0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C3D0
9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C3D0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C3D0 | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.87 | 9.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3BBD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DABD0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c3d0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 195, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.116 204.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d5de',
500: '#36c3d0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c3d0; $custom-light: #85d5de; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c3d0",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 195,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.065,
"s": 62.097,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75041,
"c": 0.11604,
"h": 204.3
},
"luminance": 0.44369
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C3D0
secondary
#D3958F
accent
#5043E5
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383