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Recognised as Colour

#36BAB2

  • #36BAB2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#36BAB2 is a cyan with RGB values 54, 186, 178 and HSL 176°, 55%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#36BAB2#36BAB2
HEX#36BAB2
RGBrgb(54, 186, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.7294, 0.698
RGB percentages21.2%, 72.9%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(176.4, 55%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.4, 71%, 72.9%)
CMYK71%, 0%, 4.3%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,586,738
CSS custom property--colour: #36BAB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.82:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#C9454D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFB0B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA2B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 3.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 8.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.4Turquoise · ΔE 14.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.1Dark cyan · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 3.21, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA363E
Analogous#36BA70, #3680BA
Triadic#B236BA, #BAB236
Split complementary#BA3680, #BA7036
Tetradic#7036BA, #BA363E, #80BA36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCF0EE
Lighter +30%#A4E5E1
Lighter +20%#7DD9D4
Lighter +10%#55CEC6
Darker −10%#2B928C
Darker −20%#1F6B66
Darker −30%#144341
Darker −40%#081C1B
More saturated +25%#18D8CC
Less saturated −25%#549C98

Channel breakdown

R54
G186
B178
Red54 (21.2%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue176.36°
Saturation (HSL)55%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 36 · G BA · B B2

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