#36C5C0#36C5C0
#36C5C0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.117 H 191.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C5C0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 197, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 73%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.6%, 0%, 2.5%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.57, -37.62, -8.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.57, 38.52, 192.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.96% -0.1146 -0.0232) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.96% 0.117 191.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9976, 44.5188, 56.8183) |
| Luminance | 0.4452 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.16
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.64
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.05
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.45
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.02
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C5C0 #C5363B
analogous
#36C579 #36C5C0 #3683C5
triadic
#36C5C0 #C036C5 #C5C036
tetradic
#36C5C0 #7936C5 #C5363B #83C536
square
#36C5C0 #7936C5 #C5363B #83C536
split-complementary
#36C5C0 #C53683 #C57936
monochromatic
#1C6562 #299591 #36C5C0 #64D4D1 #94E2DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#36C5C0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.90
#36C5C0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C5C0
9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C5C0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C5C0 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.90 | 9.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9BBC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5ACC1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c5c0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 197, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.117 191.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d7d3',
500: '#36c5c0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c5c0; $custom-light: #84d7d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c5c0",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 197,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.902,
"s": 56.972,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74959,
"c": 0.11692,
"h": 191.4
},
"luminance": 0.44523
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C5C0
secondary
#CD8A8C
accent
#484DE0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8382