Palettes / Colors / #36DDCF

#36DDCF — Teal

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

#36DDCF 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 #DD3644; it also sits naturally between #36DD7C and #3698DD. 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 87% · Blue 81%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 13%

Previews

CSS code for #36DDCF

.text { color: #36DDCF; }
.background { background-color: #36DDCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #36DDCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(54, 221, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 71%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #36DDCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(54, 221, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #36DDCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(54, 221, 207, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #36DDCF

Tints of #36DDCF

Tones of #36DDCF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DD3644:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #36DDCF: #000000.

How #36DDCF 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 #36DDCF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #36DDCE  ·  #36DDD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #36DDCF?

#36DDCF is Teal, a teal color (RGB 54, 221, 207). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #36DDCF?

#36DDCF is RGB 54, 221, 207 — HSL 175°, 71%, 54% — CMYK 76%, 0%, 6%, 13%.

What colors go with #36DDCF?

Its complement is #DD3644; analogous partners are #36DD7C and #3698DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #36DDCF for text?

Black text on #36DDCF has a contrast ratio of 12.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.