#36C9CF#36C9CF

#36C9CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.471; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.119 H 199.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#36C9CF
RGB	rgb(54, 201, 207)
HSL	hsl(182, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(182, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.9%, 2.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.23, -35.14, -13.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.23, 37.82, 201.69°)
OKLab	oklab(76.45% -0.112 -0.0388)
OKLCH	oklch(76.45% 0.119 199.1)
XYZ	xyz(33.6654, 47.0585, 66.3283)
Luminance	0.4706 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#36C9CF #CF3C36

analogous

#36CF88 #36C9CF #367CCF

triadic

#36C9CF #CF36C9 #C9CF36

tetradic

#36C9CF #8836CF #CF3C36 #7CCF36

square

#36C9CF #8836CF #CF3C36 #7CCF36

split-complementary

#36C9CF #CF367C #CF8836

monochromatic

#1B6D70 #279CA1 #36C9CF #67D6DB #99E4E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.02

#36C9CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.41

#36C9CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #36C9CF

10.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##36C9CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##36C9CF	1.00	2.02	10.41	10.41
#FFFFFF	2.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BAC0D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A5B0D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00D0CA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #36c9cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 201, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.119 199.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85dadd',
    500: '#36c9cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #36c9cf;
$custom-light: #85dadd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#36c9cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 54,
    "g": 201,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.353,
    "s": 61.446,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76452,
    "c": 0.11854,
    "h": 199.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.47063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#36C9CF

secondary

#D2918F

accent

#4A43E5

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFB

border

#CBD3D4

text

#0D1515

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #36C9CF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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