#36CAC2#36CAC2
#36CAC2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.469; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.120 H 189.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36CAC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 202, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 58%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 73%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.3%, 0%, 4%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.14, -39.33, -7.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.14, 39.96, 190.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.25% -0.1186 -0.0198) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.25% 0.12 189.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3749, 46.9165, 58.3780) |
| Luminance | 0.4692 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.34
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.97
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.50
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.53
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.74
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36CAC2 #CA363E
analogous
#36CA78 #36CAC2 #3688CA
triadic
#36CAC2 #C236CA #CAC236
tetradic
#36CAC2 #7836CA #CA363E #88CA36
square
#36CAC2 #7836CA #CA363E #88CA36
split-complementary
#36CAC2 #CA3688 #CA7836
monochromatic
#1C6A66 #299A94 #36CAC2 #66D7D1 #97E4DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#36CAC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.38
#36CAC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36CAC2
10.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36CAC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36CAC2 | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.38 | 10.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEBFC2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B0C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36cac2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 202, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.120 189.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84dbd4',
500: '#36cac2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36cac2; $custom-light: #84dbd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36cac2",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 202,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.757,
"s": 58.268,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76249,
"c": 0.12026,
"h": 189.5
},
"luminance": 0.4692
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36CAC2
secondary
#CF8D90
accent
#464FE1
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FBF9
border
#CBD4D2
text
#0D1514
muted
#7D8382