Palettes / Colors / #36BFCD

#36BFCD — Teal

#36BFCD is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #36BFCD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#36BFCD is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CD4637; it also sits naturally between #37CD91 and #3773CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 21% · Green 75% · Blue 80%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #36BFCD

.text { color: #36BFCD; }
.background { background-color: #36BFCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #36BFCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(54, 191, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 60%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #36BFCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(54, 191, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #36BFCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(54, 191, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#36BFCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#36BFCD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #36BFCD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CD4637:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #36BFCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #36BFCD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #36BFCD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #36BFCD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #36BFCC  ·  #36BFCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #36BFCD?

#36BFCD is Teal, a teal color (RGB 54, 191, 205). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #36BFCD?

#36BFCD is RGB 54, 191, 205 — HSL 186°, 60%, 51% — CMYK 74%, 7%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #36BFCD?

Its complement is #CD4637; analogous partners are #37CD91 and #3773CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #36BFCD for text?

Black text on #36BFCD has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.21:1.