#36CAC3#36CAC3
#36CAC3 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.470; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.120 H 190.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36CAC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 202, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 58%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 73%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.3%, 0%, 3.5%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.17, -39.05, -7.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.17, 39.78, 190.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.28% -0.1182 -0.0212) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.28% 0.12 190.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4876, 46.9615, 58.9714) |
| Luminance | 0.4697 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.17
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.64
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.65
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.86
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.89
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36CAC3 #CA363D
analogous
#36CA79 #36CAC3 #3687CA
triadic
#36CAC3 #C336CA #CAC336
tetradic
#36CAC3 #7936CA #CA363D #87CA36
square
#36CAC3 #7936CA #CA363D #87CA36
split-complementary
#36CAC3 #CA3687 #CA7936
monochromatic
#1C6A66 #299A95 #36CAC3 #66D7D1 #97E4E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#36CAC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.39
#36CAC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36CAC3
10.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36CAC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36CAC3 | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.39 | 10.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEBFC3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B0C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36cac3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 202, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.120 190.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84dbd5',
500: '#36cac3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36cac3; $custom-light: #84dbd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36cac3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 202,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.162,
"s": 58.268,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76282,
"c": 0.12006,
"h": 190.2
},
"luminance": 0.46965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36CAC3
secondary
#CF8D90
accent
#464EE1
background
#F8FDFD
surface
#F0FBFA
border
#CBD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7D8383