#36C6B3#36C6B3
#36C6B3 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.121 H 182.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36C6B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 198, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 73%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.7%, 0%, 9.6%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.51, -41.65, -1.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.51, 41.68, 181.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.79% -0.1214 -0.0042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.79% 0.121 182) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8481, 44.4236, 49.6406) |
| Luminance | 0.4443 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.01
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.83
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.80
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.89
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.41
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36C6B3 #C63649
analogous
#36C66B #36C6B3 #3691C6
triadic
#36C6B3 #B336C6 #C6B336
tetradic
#36C6B3 #6B36C6 #C63649 #91C636
square
#36C6B3 #6B36C6 #C63649 #91C636
split-complementary
#36C6B3 #C63691 #C66B36
monochromatic
#1C665C #299688 #36C6B3 #64D5C6 #94E2D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#36C6B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.89
#36C6B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36C6B3
9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36C6B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36C6B3 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.89 | 9.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDBAB2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9ACB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36c6b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 198, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.121 182.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83d8c9',
500: '#36c6b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36c6b3; $custom-light: #83d8c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36c6b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 198,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.083,
"s": 57.143,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74786,
"c": 0.12149,
"h": 182
},
"luminance": 0.44427
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36C6B3
secondary
#CD8B93
accent
#475CE0
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382