#36CFC5#36CFC5
#36CFC5 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.494; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.123 H 188.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #36CFC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(54, 207, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 61%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 74%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.9%, 0%, 4.8%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.72, -40.74, -6.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.72, 41.23, 188.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.57% -0.1222 -0.0178) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.57% 0.123 188.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.9074, 49.4370, 60.5677) |
| Luminance | 0.4944 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.14
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.37
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.47
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.46
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.64
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#36CFC5 #CF3640
analogous
#36CF78 #36CFC5 #368DCF
triadic
#36CFC5 #C536CF #CFC536
tetradic
#36CFC5 #7836CF #CF3640 #8DCF36
square
#36CFC5 #7836CF #CF3640 #8DCF36
split-complementary
#36CFC5 #CF368D #CF7836
monochromatic
#1B706A #27A199 #36CFC5 #67DBD3 #99E7E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#36CFC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.89
#36CFC5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #36CFC5
10.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##36CFC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##36CFC5 | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.89 | 10.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3C4C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEB4C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #36cfc5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(54, 207, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.123 188.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85ded6',
500: '#36cfc5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #36cfc5; $custom-light: #85ded6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#36cfc5",
"rgb": {
"r": 54,
"g": 207,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.078,
"s": 61.446,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77568,
"c": 0.12346,
"h": 188.3
},
"luminance": 0.49441
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#36CFC5
secondary
#D28F93
accent
#434EE5
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFA
border
#CBD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383