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Colour

#36BCAA

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

#36BCAA is a cyan with RGB values 54, 188, 170 and HSL 172°, 55%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#36BCAA#36BCAA
HEX#36BCAA
RGBrgb(54, 188, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.7373, 0.6667
RGB percentages21.2%, 73.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(171.9, 55.4%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.9, 71.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK71.3%, 0%, 9.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,587,242
CSS custom property--colour: #36BCAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#C94355

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3B1A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1A3ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 6.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.6Turquoise · ΔE 13.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.7Dark cyan · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 6.5, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC3648
Analogous#36BC67, #368BBC
Triadic#AA36BC, #BCAA36
Split complementary#BC368B, #BC6736
Tetradic#6736BC, #BC3648, #8BBC36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDF1EC
Lighter +30%#A6E5DD
Lighter +20%#7EDACE
Lighter +10%#56CFBE
Darker −10%#2B9486
Darker −20%#1F6D62
Darker −30%#14453F
Darker −40%#081E1B
More saturated +25%#18DAC0
Less saturated −25%#549E94

Channel breakdown

R54
G188
B170
Red54 (21.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue171.94°
Saturation (HSL)55.37%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 36 · G BC · B AA

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