#36CED3#36CED3
#36CED3 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.496; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.121 H 198.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36CED3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 206, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 64%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 74%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 2.4%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.84, -36.30, -13.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.84, 38.81, 200.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.8% -0.1151 -0.0381) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.8% 0.121 198.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3452, 49.6257, 69.3313) |
| Luminance | 0.4963 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 1.57
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.54
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.43
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.19
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.23
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 8.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36CED3 #D33B36
analogous
#36D38A #36CED3 #3680D3
triadic
#36CED3 #D336CE #CED336
tetradic
#36CED3 #8A36D3 #D33B36 #80D336
square
#36CED3 #8A36D3 #D33B36 #80D336
split-complementary
#36CED3 #D33680 #D38A36
monochromatic
#1A7275 #25A3A7 #36CED3 #68DADE #9AE6E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.92
#36CED3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.93
#36CED3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36CED3
10.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36CED3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36CED3 | 1.00 | 1.92 | 10.93 | 10.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFC4D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B4D4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D5CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36ced3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 206, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.121 198.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86dde0',
500: '#36ced3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36ced3; $custom-light: #86dde0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36ced3",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 206,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.911,
"s": 64.082,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77801,
"c": 0.12127,
"h": 198.3
},
"luminance": 0.4963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36CED3
secondary
#D59290
accent
#4641E7
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFB
border
#CBD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383