#36C5D7#36C5D7
#36C5D7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.118 H 207.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C5D7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 197, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 67%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 75%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.9%, 8.4%, 0%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.30, -30.85, -19.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.30, 36.61, 212.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.79% -0.1048 -0.0548) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.79% 0.118 207.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.7479, 45.6190, 71.3035) |
| Luminance | 0.4562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.88
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.60
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.27
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 7.22
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.54
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C5D7 #D74836
analogous
#36D798 #36C5D7 #3674D7
triadic
#36C5D7 #D736C5 #C5D736
tetradic
#36C5D7 #9836D7 #D74836 #74D736
square
#36C5D7 #9836D7 #D74836 #74D736
split-complementary
#36C5D7 #D73674 #D79836
monochromatic
#186F7A #229EAD #36C5D7 #69D4E1 #9CE2EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#36C5D7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.12
#36C5D7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C5D7
10.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C5D7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C5D7 | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.12 | 10.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4BDD8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DADD7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CECA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c5d7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 197, 215); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.118 207.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d7e3',
500: '#36c5d7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c5d7; $custom-light: #86d7e3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c5d7",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 197,
"b": 215
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.708,
"s": 66.805,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75786,
"c": 0.1183,
"h": 207.6
},
"luminance": 0.45623
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C5D7
secondary
#D79992
accent
#513EEA
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383