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Recognised as Colour

#36AABC

  • #36AABC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#36AABC is a cyan with RGB values 54, 170, 188 and HSL 188°, 55%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#36AABC#36AABC
HEX#36AABC
RGBrgb(54, 170, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.6667, 0.7373
RGB percentages21.2%, 66.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(188.1, 55.4%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.1, 71.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK71.3%, 9.6%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,582,652
CSS custom property--colour: #36AABC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#C95543

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BA4BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8896BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00B2AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.1Dark cyan · ΔE 16.1Light seagreen · ΔE 17Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.6Sky blue · ΔE 18.7Teal · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC4836
Analogous#36BC8B, #3667BC
Triadic#BC36AA, #AABC36
Split complementary#BC3667, #BC8B36
Tetradic#8B36BC, #BC4836, #67BC36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDECF1
Lighter +30%#A6DDE5
Lighter +20%#7ECEDA
Lighter +10%#56BECF
Darker −10%#2B8694
Darker −20%#1F626D
Darker −30%#143F45
Darker −40%#081B1E
More saturated +25%#18C0DA
Less saturated −25%#54949E

Channel breakdown

R54
G170
B188
Red54 (21.2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue188.06°
Saturation (HSL)55.37%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G AA · B BC

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