#36C5C3#36C5C3
#36C5C3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.117 H 193.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C5C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 197, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 73%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.6%, 0%, 1%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.66, -36.76, -9.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.66, 38.05, 194.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.06% -0.1133 -0.0273) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.06% 0.117 193.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3334, 44.6531, 58.5867) |
| Luminance | 0.4466 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.94
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.25
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.87
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.84
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.03
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C5C3 #C53638
analogous
#36C57C #36C5C3 #3680C5
triadic
#36C5C3 #C336C5 #C5C336
tetradic
#36C5C3 #7C36C5 #C53638 #80C536
square
#36C5C3 #7C36C5 #C53638 #80C536
split-complementary
#36C5C3 #C53680 #C57C36
monochromatic
#1C6564 #299593 #36C5C3 #64D4D3 #94E2E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#36C5C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.93
#36C5C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C5C3
9.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C5C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C5C3 | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.93 | 9.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8BBC3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4ACC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c5c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 197, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.117 193.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d7d5',
500: '#36c5c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c5c3; $custom-light: #84d7d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c5c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 197,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.161,
"s": 56.972,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75061,
"c": 0.11652,
"h": 193.5
},
"luminance": 0.44657
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C5C3
secondary
#CD8A8B
accent
#484AE0
background
#F8FDFD
surface
#F0FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8383