#36C5D3#36C5D3
#36C5D3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.454; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.117 H 204.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C5D3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 197, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 64%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 74%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 6.6%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.16, -32.06, -17.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.16, 36.64, 208.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.63% -0.1065 -0.0493) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.63% 0.117 204.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2402, 45.4159, 68.6296) |
| Luminance | 0.4542 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.76
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.01
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.77
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.27
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 8.29
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C5D3 #D34436
analogous
#36D392 #36C5D3 #3677D3
triadic
#36C5D3 #D336C5 #C5D336
tetradic
#36C5D3 #9236D3 #D34436 #77D336
square
#36C5D3 #9236D3 #D34436 #77D336
split-complementary
#36C5D3 #D33677 #D39236
monochromatic
#1A6D75 #259CA7 #36C5D3 #68D3DE #9AE2E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#36C5D3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.08
#36C5D3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C5D3
10.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C5D3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C5D3 | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.08 | 10.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5BDD4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FADD3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c5d3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 197, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.117 204.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d7e0',
500: '#36c5d3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c5d3; $custom-light: #85d7e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c5d3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 197,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.35,
"s": 64.082,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75634,
"c": 0.11733,
"h": 204.9
},
"luminance": 0.4542
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C5D3
secondary
#D59690
accent
#5041E7
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383