Colour

#36BDB1

#36BDB1
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#36BDB1 is a cyan with RGB values 54, 189, 177 and HSL 175°, 56%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#36BDB1#36BDB1

HEX#36BDB1

RGBrgb(54, 189, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.7412, 0.6941

RGB percentages21.2%, 74.1%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(174.7, 55.6%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(174.7, 71.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK71.4%, 0%, 6.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,587,505

CSS custom property--colour: #36BDB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1

Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#C9424E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B3B2B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0A4B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00C1B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 4.5 Medium turquoise · ΔE 8.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.9 Turquoise · ΔE 13 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 4.46, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BD3642

Analogous#36BD6D, #3686BD

Triadic#B136BD, #BDB136

Split complementary#BD3686, #BD6D36

Tetradic#6D36BD, #BD3642, #86BD36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CEF1EE

Lighter +30%#A6E6E0

Lighter +20%#7FDAD2

Lighter +10%#57CFC4

Darker −10%#2B958C

Darker −20%#1F6E67

Darker −30%#144642

Darker −40%#091E1C

More saturated +25%#18DBCA

Less saturated −25%#549F98

Channel breakdown

R54

G189

B177

Red54 (21.2%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue174.67°

Saturation (HSL)55.56%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 36 · G BD · B B1

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