#36CDB2#36CDB2
#36CDB2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.129 H 177.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36CDB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 205, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 74%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.7%, 0%, 13.2%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.61, -44.96, 2.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.61, 45.02, 177.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.49% -0.1288 0.0053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.49% 0.129 177.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3845, 47.6575, 49.6556) |
| Luminance | 0.4766 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.41
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.82
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.61
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.79
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.39
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36CDB2 #CD3651
analogous
#36CD67 #36CDB2 #369CCD
triadic
#36CDB2 #B236CD #CDB236
tetradic
#36CDB2 #6736CD #CD3651 #9CCD36
square
#36CDB2 #6736CD #CD3651 #9CCD36
split-complementary
#36CDB2 #CD369C #CD6736
monochromatic
#1B6D5F #279E89 #36CDB2 #67D9C5 #98E5D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#36CDB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#36CDB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36CDB2
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36CDB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36CDB2 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5C0B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1B1B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36cdb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 205, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.129 177.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84ddc9',
500: '#36cdb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36cdb2; $custom-light: #84ddc9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36cdb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 205,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.272,
"s": 60.159,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7649,
"c": 0.1289,
"h": 177.6
},
"luminance": 0.47661
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36CDB2
secondary
#D18E9A
accent
#4461E3
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0C1513
muted
#7D8382