#36C4C0#36C4C0
#36C4C0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.116 H 192.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C4C0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 196, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.4%, 0%, 2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.27, -37.16, -8.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.27, 38.18, 193.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.71% -0.1136 -0.0244) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.71% 0.116 192.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7713, 44.0662, 56.7428) |
| Luminance | 0.4407 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.39
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.57
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.14
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.32
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.25
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C4C0 #C4363A
analogous
#36C479 #36C4C0 #3681C4
triadic
#36C4C0 #C036C4 #C4C036
tetradic
#36C4C0 #7936C4 #C4363A #81C436
square
#36C4C0 #7936C4 #C4363A #81C436
split-complementary
#36C4C0 #C43681 #C47936
monochromatic
#1C6462 #299491 #36C4C0 #63D4D1 #93E1DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#36C4C0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.81
#36C4C0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C4C0
9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C4C0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C4C0 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.81 | 9.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8BAC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3ABC1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c4c0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 196, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.116 192.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d6d3',
500: '#36c4c0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c4c0; $custom-light: #83d6d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c4c0",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 196,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.31,
"s": 56.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74714,
"c": 0.11621,
"h": 192.1
},
"luminance": 0.4407
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C4C0
secondary
#CC898B
accent
#484CE0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8382