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Recognised as Colour

#36656A

  • #36656A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#36656A is a cyan with RGB values 54, 101, 106 and HSL 186°, 33%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#36656A#36656A
HEX#36656A
RGBrgb(54, 101, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.3961, 0.4157
RGB percentages21.2%, 39.6%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(185.8, 32.5%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.8, 49.1%, 41.6%)
CMYK49.1%, 4.7%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,564,906
CSS custom property--colour: #36656A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#C99A95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E626Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#565B6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#1A6866no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 9.9Teal · ΔE 16.6Dim grey · ΔE 17.1Slate grey · ΔE 18.2Dark cyan · ΔE 20.3Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 9.88, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A3B36
Analogous#366A55, #364B6A
Triadic#6A3665, #656A36
Split complementary#6A364B, #6A5536
Tetradic#55366A, #6A3B36, #4B6A36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9EC9CE
Lighter +30%#7CB6BD
Lighter +20%#5BA4AB
Lighter +10%#47858C
Darker −10%#254548
Darker −20%#142526
Darker −30%#020405
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#22757E
Less saturated −25%#4A5556

Channel breakdown

R54
G101
B106
Red54 (21.2%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue185.77°
Saturation (HSL)32.5%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 65 · B 6A

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