Comparing temperatures in the the units of Celsius, Kelvin and Fahrenheit.
\documentclass[border=3pt,tikz]{standalone}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb}
\usepackage{siunitx}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage[outline]{contour} % glow around text
\tikzset{>=latex}
\contourlength{1.1pt}
\colorlet{mycyan}{blue!20!cyan!40!black}
\colorlet{myred}{red!60!black}
\colorlet{mydarkred}{red!40!black}
\colorlet{mydarkblue}{blue!40!black}
\colorlet{myblue}{blue!65!black}
\colorlet{mygreen}{green!60!black}
\begin{document}
% TEMPERATURE SCALE
\begin{tikzpicture}[xscale=0.022]
\def\Tzero{-273.15} % absolute zero
\def\Tnitro{-195.79} % liquid nitrogen
\def\Tbody{36.8} % body temperature
\def\Tboil{100} % boiling temperature
\def\Tmax{140} % maximum temperature on the scale
\def\h{0.75} % axis off sets
\def\tick#1#2#3{\draw[thick,#3] (#1+.08) --++ (0,-.16) node[below=-.5pt,scale=1] {#2};}
\def\Ts#1{{25+50/(\Tmax-\Tzero)*(#1-\Tzero)}} % convert temperature to [25,50] range
\pgfdeclareverticalshading{tempshading}{100}{
color(0)=(white);
color(\Ts{\Tzero})=(myblue!60!black!30);
color(\Ts{0})=(myblue!7);
color(\Ts{22})=(mygreen!30);
color(\Ts{55})=(myred!30);
color(\Ts{140})=(myred!70!black!40);
color(100)=(white)
}
% COLOR GRADIENT
\shade[shading=tempshading,shading angle=-90]
(\Tzero,0) rectangle (\Tmax,-2*\h);
% AXIS
\draw[->,thick] % degrees Celsius
(1.02*\Tzero,0) -- (1.1*\Tmax,0) node[right] {$T$ [$^\circ$C]};
\draw[->,thick] % Kelvin
(1.02*\Tzero,-\h) -- (1.1*\Tmax,-\h) node[right] {$T$ [K]};
\draw[->,thick] % Fahrenheit
(1.02*\Tzero,-2*\h) -- (1.1*\Tmax,-2*\h) node[right] {$T$ [$^\circ$F]};
% LABEL
\node[above=-3,align=center,myblue] at (\Tzero,0.1) {absolute\\[-2]\strut zero};
\node[above=-3,align=center] at (\Tnitro,0.1) {liquid\\[-2]\strut nitrogen};
\node[left=4,above=-3,align=center,mycyan] at (0,0.1) {water\\[-2]\strut freezes};
\node[right=4,above=-3,align=center] at (\Tbody,0.1) {human\\[-2]\strut body};
\node[above=-3,align=center,mydarkred] at (\Tboil,0.1) {water\\[-2]\strut boils};
% CELSIUS
\tick{\Tzero,0}{$-273.15$}{mydarkblue} % absolute zero
\tick{\Tnitro,0}{\hspace{6pt}$-195.79$}{} % liquid nitrogen
\tick{0,0}{0}{mycyan} % freezing temperature
\tick{\Tbody,0}{36.8}{} % body temperature
\tick{\Tboil,0}{100}{mydarkred} % boiling temperature
% KELVIN
\tick{\Tzero,-\h}{0}{mydarkblue} % absolute zero
\tick{\Tnitro,-\h}{77}{} % liquid nitrogen
\tick{0,-\h}{273.15}{mycyan} % freezing temperature
%\tick{\Tbody,-\h}{310.0}{} % body temperature
\tick{\Tboil,-\h}{373.15}{mydarkred} % boiling temperature
% FAHRENHEIT
\tick{\Tzero,-2*\h}{$-459.67$}{mydarkblue} % absolute zero
\tick{\Tnitro,-2*\h}{$-320$}{} % liquid nitrogen
\tick{0,-2*\h}{32}{mycyan} % freezing temperature
\tick{\Tbody,-2*\h}{98.2}{} % body temperature
\tick{\Tboil,-2*\h}{212}{mydarkred} % boiling temperature
\end{tikzpicture}
% TEMPERATURE SCALE
% K = C + 273.15
% F = 1.8*C - 32
% T_intersection = (32-273.15)/(1-1.8) = 301.44
\begin{tikzpicture}
\def\xmin{-2.1}
\def\xmax{3.0}
\def\ymin{-1.55}
\def\ymax{2.4}
\def\xs{0.006} % x scale
\def\ys{0.003} % y scale
\def\Tmin{-273.15}
\def\Tmax{390}
\def\TF#1{(1.8*(#1)+32)}
\def\xtick#1#2{\draw[thick,#2] (\xs*#1,.08) --++ (0,-.16) node[below=-1,scale=0.85] {$#1$};}
\def\ytick#1#2{\draw[thick,#2] (.08,\ys*#1) --++ (-.16,0) node[left=-1,scale=0.85] {\contour{white}{$#1$}};}
% AXIS
\draw[->,thick] (\xmin,0) -- (\xmax,0) node[below] {$T_\text{C}$ [$^\circ$C]};
\draw[->,thick] (0,\ymin) -- (0,\ymax) node[below=5,left=0] {$T_X$ [K or $^\circ$F]};
% CURVES
\draw[very thick,mygreen]
(\xs*\Tmin,0) -- (\xs*\Tmax,{\ys*(\Tmax+273.15)})
node[pos=0.89,below right=-2,scale=0.7,mygreen!80!black]
{$T_\text{K} = \frac{\si{K}}{\si{\degree C}} T_\text{C}+\SI{273.15}{K}$};
\draw[very thick,myblue] % Fahrenheit
(\xs*\Tmin,{\ys*\TF{\Tmin}}) -- ({\xs*(\Tmax-20)},{\ys*\TF{\Tmax-20}})
node[right=10,above left=-2,scale=0.7,mydarkblue]
{$T_\text{F} = \frac{\SI{9}{\degree F}}{\SI{5}{\degree C}} T_\text{C}+\SI{32}{\degree F}$};
% DASHED LINES
\draw[dashed,mydarkblue]
(\xs*\Tmin,0.32*\ymin) -- (\xs*\Tmin,{\ys*\TF{\Tmin}}) --++ (-\xs*\Tmin,0);
\draw[dashed,mydarkred]
(0,\ys*212) --++ (\xs*100,0)
(\xs*100,0) |- (0,\ys*373.15);
\draw[dashed,black] (\xs*301.4,0) |- (0,\ys*574.6);
\fill[mydarkred]
(\xs*100,\ys*212) circle(0.03)
(\xs*100,\ys*373.15) circle(0.03);
\fill[black,mydarkblue] (\xs*\Tmin,{\ys*\TF{\Tmin}}) circle(0.03);
\fill[black] (\xs*301.4,\ys*574.6) circle(0.03);
% TICKS
\xtick{-273.15}{mydarkblue}
\xtick{301.4}{black}
\xtick{100}{mydarkred}
\draw[thick] (0.08,\ys*32) --++ (-0.16,0) % freezing in Fahrenheit
node[above=1,left=-2,scale=0.85] {$32$};
%\ytick{32}{black} % freezing in Fahrenheit
\ytick{212}{mydarkred} % water boiling in Fahrenheit
\ytick{373.15}{mydarkred} % water boiling in Kelvin
\ytick{574.6}{black}
%\ytick{-459.7}{mydarkblue}
\draw[thick,mydarkblue] (-0.08,{\ys*\TF{\Tmin}}) --++ (0.16,0)
node[right=-2,scale=0.85] {$-459.67$};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
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