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#36d9cc color: Turquoise Panic

#36d9cc is rgb(54, 217, 204) in RGB and oklch(80.226% 0.12961 186.78) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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175°
100%

80.2%
0.130
187°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.76:1Hard to read
Lc -36
Black text
11.95:1Readable · AA
Lc 72

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About #36d9cc

#36d9cc is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 80.2% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 187°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.76:1 contrast and black text 11.95:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Turquoise Panic (#30d5c8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #36d9cc mixed with white

  1. 36d9cc
  2. 59ddd1
  3. 72e1d6
  4. 88e5db
  5. 9be9e0
  6. adede5
  7. bff1ea
  8. cff4f0
  9. e0f8f5
  10. effcfa

Darker: #36d9cc mixed with black

  1. 36d9cc
  2. 2ebcb1
  3. 25a197
  4. 1e867e
  5. 166c65
  6. 0f534e
  7. 083b37
  8. 032522
  9. 01110f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #36d9cc with less saturation

  1. 36d9cc
  2. 51d7cb
  3. 64d4c9
  4. 74d2c8
  5. 82cfc7
  6. 8eccc5
  7. 99cac4
  8. a3c7c2
  9. adc4c1
  10. b6c1c0

Questions about #36d9cc

What color is #36d9cc?

#36d9cc is bright light teal. The closest named color is Turquoise Panic. In RGB it is rgb(54, 217, 204), in HSL hsl(175.21, 68.2%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.226% 0.12961 186.78).

What colors go well with #36d9cc?

The complementary color of #36d9cc is #ff9ab0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #70d79c and #3cd2f4. The triadic partners are #d4a8ff and #f6ad5c.

Is white or black text more readable on #36d9cc?

Black text reads better on #36d9cc: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and black gives 11.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #36d9cc a warm or cool color?

#36d9cc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 187 degrees, its lightness 80.2% and its chroma 0.13.