#36CDB1#36CDB1
#36CDB1 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.129 H 177.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36CDB1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 205, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 74%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.7%, 0%, 13.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.58, -45.22, 2.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.58, 45.31, 176.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.46% -0.1292 0.0067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.46% 0.129 177) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2845, 47.6175, 49.1287) |
| Luminance | 0.4762 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.54
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.62
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.42
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.90
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.37
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36CDB1 #CD3652
analogous
#36CD65 #36CDB1 #369DCD
triadic
#36CDB1 #B136CD #CDB136
tetradic
#36CDB1 #6536CD #CD3652 #9DCD36
square
#36CDB1 #6536CD #CD3652 #9DCD36
split-complementary
#36CDB1 #CD369D #CD6536
monochromatic
#1B6D5E #279E88 #36CDB1 #67D9C4 #98E5D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#36CDB1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.52
#36CDB1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36CDB1
10.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36CDB1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36CDB1 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.52 | 10.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5C0B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1B1B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36cdb1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 205, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.129 177.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84ddc8',
500: '#36cdb1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36cdb1; $custom-light: #84ddc8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36cdb1",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 205,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.874,
"s": 60.159,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76461,
"c": 0.12942,
"h": 177
},
"luminance": 0.47621
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36CDB1
secondary
#D18E9A
accent
#4462E3
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0C1513
muted
#7D8382