Palettes / Colors / #36BFCE

#36BFCE — Teal

#36BFCE 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 #36BFCE 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.

#36BFCE 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 #CE4536; it also sits naturally between #36CE91 and #3673CE. 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 81%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #36BFCE

.text { color: #36BFCE; }
.background { background-color: #36BFCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #36BFCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(54, 191, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 61%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #36BFCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(54, 191, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #36BFCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(54, 191, 206, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CE4536:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #36BFCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #36BFCE

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 #36BFCE 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 #36BFCE 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

← #36BFCD  ·  #36BFCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #36BFCE?

#36BFCE is Teal, a teal color (RGB 54, 191, 206). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #36BFCE?

#36BFCE is RGB 54, 191, 206 — HSL 186°, 61%, 51% — CMYK 74%, 7%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #36BFCE?

Its complement is #CE4536; analogous partners are #36CE91 and #3673CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #36BFCE for text?

Black text on #36BFCE has a contrast ratio of 9.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.21:1.