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Recognised as Colour

#36595A

  • #36595A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#36595A is a cyan with RGB values 54, 89, 90 and HSL 182°, 25%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#36595A#36595A
HEX#36595A
RGBrgb(54, 89, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.349, 0.3529
RGB percentages21.2%, 34.9%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(181.7, 25%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.7, 40%, 35.3%)
CMYK40%, 1.1%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,561,818
CSS custom property--colour: #36595A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#C9A6A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#55565Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E515Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#275B59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 4.2Dim grey · ΔE 16Slate grey · ΔE 21.1Teal · ΔE 21.3Gray · ΔE 22.5Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 4.21, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A3736
Analogous#365A49, #36475A
Triadic#5A3659, #595A36
Split complementary#5A3647, #5A4936
Tetradic#49365A, #5A3736, #475A36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9AC1C2
Lighter +30%#7AAEAF
Lighter +20%#5C989A
Lighter +10%#49797A
Darker −10%#23393A
Darker −20%#101A1A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#246A6C
Less saturated −25%#484848

Channel breakdown

R54
G89
B90
Red54 (21.2%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue181.67°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 59 · B 5A

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