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Recognised as Colour

#36A388

  • #36A388
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#36A388 is a cyan with RGB values 54, 163, 136 and HSL 165°, 50%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#36A388#36A388
HEX#36A388
RGBrgb(54, 163, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.6392, 0.5333
RGB percentages21.2%, 63.9%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(165.1, 50.2%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.1, 66.9%, 63.9%)
CMYK66.9%, 0%, 16.6%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,580,808
CSS custom property--colour: #36A388;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#C95C77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E9987no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F8D8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A59Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 12.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.5Sea green · ΔE 17.6Dark cyan · ΔE 17.7Teal · ΔE 20.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A33651
Analogous#36A352, #3687A3
Triadic#8836A3, #A38836
Split complementary#A33687, #A35136
Tetradic#5236A3, #A33651, #88A336

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCE9DE
Lighter +30%#96DCCB
Lighter +20%#70CFB8
Lighter +10%#49C3A5
Darker −10%#297D68
Darker −20%#1D5648
Darker −30%#103028
Darker −40%#030A08
More saturated +25%#1BBE96
Less saturated −25%#51887A

Channel breakdown

R54
G163
B136
Red54 (21.2%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue165.14°
Saturation (HSL)50.23%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 36 · G A3 · B 88

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