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Recognised as Colour

#36606D

  • #36606D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#36606D is a cyan with RGB values 54, 96, 109 and HSL 194°, 34%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#36606D#36606D
HEX#36606D
RGBrgb(54, 96, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.3765, 0.4275
RGB percentages21.2%, 37.6%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(194.2, 33.7%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.2, 50.5%, 42.7%)
CMYK50.5%, 11.9%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,563,629
CSS custom property--colour: #36606D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.88:1
Contrast with white6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#C99F92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#585E6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#50576Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#196464no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.9Slate grey · ΔE 17Dim grey · ΔE 17.2Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6Teal · ΔE 20.9Gray · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D4336
Analogous#366D5F, #36446D
Triadic#6D3660, #606D36
Split complementary#6D3644, #6D5E36
Tetradic#5F366D, #6D4336, #446D36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9FC4D0
Lighter +30%#7DAFBF
Lighter +20%#5B9AAE
Lighter +10%#477E8F
Darker −10%#25424B
Darker −20%#142429
Darker −30%#030607
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#226B81
Less saturated −25%#4A5559

Channel breakdown

R54
G96
B109
Red54 (21.2%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue194.18°
Saturation (HSL)33.74%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 60 · B 6D

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