Palettes / Colors / #36DBDD

#36DBDD — Teal

#36DBDD is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #36DBDD 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.

#36DBDD 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 #DD3936; it also sits naturally between #36DD8C and #3687DD. 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 86% · Blue 87%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #36DBDD

.text { color: #36DBDD; }
.background { background-color: #36DBDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #36DBDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(54, 219, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 71%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #36DBDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(54, 219, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #36DBDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(54, 219, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #36DBDD

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Tones of #36DBDD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DD3936:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #36DBDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #36DBDD

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 #36DBDD 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 #36DBDD 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

← #36DBDC  ·  #36DBDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #36DBDD?

#36DBDD is Teal, a teal color (RGB 54, 219, 221). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #36DBDD?

#36DBDD is RGB 54, 219, 221 — HSL 181°, 71%, 54% — CMYK 76%, 1%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #36DBDD?

Its complement is #DD3936; analogous partners are #36DD8C and #3687DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #36DBDD for text?

Black text on #36DBDD has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.