Colour
#36838D
- #36838D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#36838D is a cyan with RGB values 54, 131, 141 and HSL 187°, 45%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#36838D#36838D
HEX#36838D
RGBrgb(54, 131, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.5137, 0.5529
RGB percentages21.2%, 51.4%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(186.9, 44.6%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.9, 61.7%, 55.3%)
CMYK61.7%, 7.1%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,572,621
CSS custom property--colour: #36838D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#C97C72
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8D4036
Analogous#368D6B, #36588D
Triadic#8D3683, #838D36
Split complementary#8D3658, #8D6B36
Tetradic#6B368D, #8D4036, #588D36
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R54
G131
B141
Red54 (21.2%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue186.9°
Saturation (HSL)44.62%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 83 · B 8D
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