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Recognised as Colour

#36BDCD

  • #36BDCD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#36BDCD is a cyan with RGB values 54, 189, 205 and HSL 186°, 60%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#36BDCD#36BDCD
HEX#36BDCD
RGBrgb(54, 189, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.7412, 0.8039
RGB percentages21.2%, 74.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(186.4, 60.2%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.4, 73.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK73.7%, 7.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,587,533
CSS custom property--colour: #36BDCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#C94232

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADB5CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A6CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.9Light seagreen · ΔE 15Sky blue · ΔE 17.7Cadetblue · ΔE 17.8Dark cyan · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD4636
Analogous#36CD92, #3671CD
Triadic#CD36BD, #BDCD36
Split complementary#CD3671, #CD9236
Tetradic#9236CD, #CD4636, #71CD36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9F3F6
Lighter +30%#B1E5EB
Lighter +20%#88D8E1
Lighter +10%#5FCAD7
Darker −10%#2999A7
Darker −20%#1F747E
Darker −30%#154E55
Darker −40%#0B292C
More saturated +25%#17D6EC
Less saturated −25%#55A4AE

Channel breakdown

R54
G189
B205
Red54 (21.2%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue186.36°
Saturation (HSL)60.16%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G BD · B CD

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