#36C4BB#36C4BB
#36C4BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.117 H 188.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C4BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 196, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.4%, 0%, 4.6%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.13, -38.57, -6.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.13, 39.07, 189.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.55% -0.1158 -0.0175) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.55% 0.117 188.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2267, 43.8484, 53.8746) |
| Luminance | 0.4385 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.02
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.80
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.61
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.69
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.95
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C4BB #C4363F
analogous
#36C474 #36C4BB #3686C4
triadic
#36C4BB #BB36C4 #C4BB36
tetradic
#36C4BB #7436C4 #C4363F #86C436
square
#36C4BB #7436C4 #C4363F #86C436
split-complementary
#36C4BB #C43686 #C47436
monochromatic
#1C645F #29948D #36C4BB #63D4CD #93E1DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#36C4BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.77
#36C4BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C4BB
9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C4BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C4BB | 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)
#B9B9BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5ABBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c4bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 196, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.117 188.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d6cf',
500: '#36c4bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c4bb; $custom-light: #83d6cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c4bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 196,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.197,
"s": 56.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74548,
"c": 0.11715,
"h": 188.6
},
"luminance": 0.43852
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C4BB
secondary
#CC898E
accent
#4851E0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382