#36C4C5#36C4C5
#36C4C5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.116 H 195.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C4C5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 196, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 73%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.6%, 0.5%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.42, -35.73, -11.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.42, 37.46, 197.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.89% -0.1114 -0.0313) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.89% 0.116 195.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3347, 44.2916, 59.7102) |
| Luminance | 0.4430 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.78
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.88
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.66
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.19
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.10
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C4C5 #C53736
analogous
#36C57F #36C4C5 #367CC5
triadic
#36C4C5 #C536C4 #C4C536
tetradic
#36C4C5 #7F36C5 #C53736 #7CC536
square
#36C4C5 #7F36C5 #C53736 #7CC536
split-complementary
#36C4C5 #C5367C #C57F36
monochromatic
#1C6465 #299495 #36C4C5 #64D4D4 #94E1E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#36C4C5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.86
#36C4C5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C4C5
9.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C4C5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C4C5 | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.86 | 9.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7BAC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2ABC6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c4c5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 196, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.116 195.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d6d6',
500: '#36c4c5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c4c5; $custom-light: #84d6d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c4c5",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 196,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.42,
"s": 56.972,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74886,
"c": 0.11573,
"h": 195.7
},
"luminance": 0.44295
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C4C5
secondary
#CD8B8A
accent
#4948E0
background
#F8FDFD
surface
#F0FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8383