#36CDD3#36CDD3
#36CDD3 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.491; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.121 H 199.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36CDD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 205, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 64%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 74%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 2.8%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.54, -35.84, -14.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.54, 38.53, 201.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.56% -0.1142 -0.0394) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.56% 0.121 199) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1052, 49.1458, 69.2513) |
| Luminance | 0.4915 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 1.84
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.93
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.28
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.37
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.62
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36CDD3 #D33C36
analogous
#36D38B #36CDD3 #367FD3
triadic
#36CDD3 #D336CD #CDD336
tetradic
#36CDD3 #8B36D3 #D33C36 #7FD336
square
#36CDD3 #8B36D3 #D33C36 #7FD336
split-complementary
#36CDD3 #D3367F #D38B36
monochromatic
#1A7175 #25A2A7 #36CDD3 #68D9DE #9AE6E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#36CDD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.83
#36CDD3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36CDD3
10.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36CDD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36CDD3 | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.83 | 10.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEC4D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B3D4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36cdd3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 205, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.121 199.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86dde0',
500: '#36cdd3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36cdd3; $custom-light: #86dde0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36cdd3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 205,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.293,
"s": 64.082,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7756,
"c": 0.12075,
"h": 199
},
"luminance": 0.4915
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36CDD3
secondary
#D59390
accent
#4741E7
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFB
border
#CBD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383