#36C3D7#36C3D7
#36C3D7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.118 H 209.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C3D7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 195, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 67%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 75%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.9%, 9.3%, 0%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.70, -29.88, -20.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.70, 36.30, 214.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.31% -0.1029 -0.0574) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.31% 0.118 209.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2968, 44.7167, 71.1531) |
| Luminance | 0.4472 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.15
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.57
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 7.09
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.12
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.51
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C3D7 #D74A36
analogous
#36D79A #36C3D7 #3673D7
triadic
#36C3D7 #D736C3 #C3D736
tetradic
#36C3D7 #9A36D7 #D74A36 #73D736
square
#36C3D7 #9A36D7 #D74A36 #73D736
split-complementary
#36C3D7 #D73673 #D79A36
monochromatic
#186E7A #229CAD #36C3D7 #69D2E1 #9CE1EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#36C3D7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.94
#36C3D7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C3D7
9.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C3D7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C3D7 | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.94 | 9.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1BCD8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BABD7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c3d7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 195, 215); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.118 209.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d5e3',
500: '#36c3d7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c3d7; $custom-light: #86d5e3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c3d7",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 195,
"b": 215
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.453,
"s": 66.805,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75307,
"c": 0.11782,
"h": 209.1
},
"luminance": 0.44721
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C3D7
secondary
#D79A92
accent
#533EEA
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383