#36CBCB#36CBCB
#36CBCB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.120 H 194.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36CBCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 203, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 59%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 73%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.4%, 0%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.70, -37.23, -11.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.70, 38.85, 196.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.8% -0.1156 -0.0309) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.8% 0.12 194.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6518, 47.8039, 63.9418) |
| Luminance | 0.4781 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 1.57
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.34
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.32
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.39
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 7.20
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36CBCB #CB3636
analogous
#36CB80 #36CBCB #3680CB
triadic
#36CBCB #CB36CB #CBCB36
tetradic
#36CBCB #8036CB #CB3636 #80CB36
square
#36CBCB #8036CB #CB3636 #80CB36
split-complementary
#36CBCB #CB3680 #CB8036
monochromatic
#1C6B6B #289C9C #36CBCB #67D8D8 #97E4E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#36CBCB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.56
#36CBCB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36CBCB
10.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36CBCB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36CBCB | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.56 | 10.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDC1CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B1CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36cbcb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 203, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.120 194.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85dbda',
500: '#36cbcb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36cbcb; $custom-light: #85dbda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36cbcb",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 203,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 58.893,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76796,
"c": 0.1197,
"h": 194.9
},
"luminance": 0.47808
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36CBCB
secondary
#D08D8D
accent
#4646E2
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFA
border
#CBD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383