#36CACD#36CACD
#36CACD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.474; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.119 H 197.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36CACD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 202, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 74%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.7%, 1.5%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.46, -36.19, -12.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.46, 38.30, 199.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.62% -0.1138 -0.0348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.62% 0.119 197) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6563, 47.4290, 65.1267) |
| Luminance | 0.4743 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 1.55
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.28
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.56
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.07
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.84
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36CACD #CD3936
analogous
#36CD84 #36CACD #367ECD
triadic
#36CACD #CD36CA #CACD36
tetradic
#36CACD #8436CD #CD3936 #7ECD36
square
#36CACD #8436CD #CD3936 #7ECD36
split-complementary
#36CACD #CD367E #CD8436
monochromatic
#1B6C6D #279C9E #36CACD #67D7D9 #98E4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#36CACD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.49
#36CACD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36CACD
10.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36CACD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36CACD | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.49 | 10.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC0CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6B0CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36cacd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 202, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.119 197.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85dadc',
500: '#36cacd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36cacd; $custom-light: #85dadc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36cacd",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 202,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.192,
"s": 60.159,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76623,
"c": 0.11904,
"h": 197
},
"luminance": 0.47433
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36CACD
secondary
#D18F8E
accent
#4844E3
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFB
border
#CBD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383