#36C5C2#36C5C2
#36C5C2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.117 H 192.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C5C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 197, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 73%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.6%, 0%, 1.5%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.63, -37.05, -9.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.63, 38.20, 194.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.03% -0.1137 -0.0259) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.03% 0.117 192.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2207, 44.6081, 57.9932) |
| Luminance | 0.4461 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.15
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.18
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.58
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.69
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.69
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C5C2 #C53639
analogous
#36C57B #36C5C2 #3681C5
triadic
#36C5C2 #C236C5 #C5C236
tetradic
#36C5C2 #7B36C5 #C53639 #81C536
square
#36C5C2 #7B36C5 #C53639 #81C536
split-complementary
#36C5C2 #C53681 #C57B36
monochromatic
#1C6563 #299593 #36C5C2 #64D4D2 #94E2E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#36C5C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.92
#36C5C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C5C2
9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C5C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C5C2 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.92 | 9.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9BBC2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4ACC3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c5c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 197, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.117 192.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d7d4',
500: '#36c5c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c5c2; $custom-light: #84d7d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c5c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 197,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.741,
"s": 56.972,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75027,
"c": 0.11664,
"h": 192.8
},
"luminance": 0.44612
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C5C2
secondary
#CD8A8B
accent
#484BE0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8382