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Recognised as Colour

#36C2BA

  • #36C2BA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#36C2BA is a cyan with RGB values 54, 194, 186 and HSL 177°, 56%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#36C2BA#36C2BA
HEX#36C2BA
RGBrgb(54, 194, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.7608, 0.7294
RGB percentages21.2%, 76.1%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(176.6, 56.5%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.6, 72.2%, 76.1%)
CMYK72.2%, 0%, 4.1%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,588,794
CSS custom property--colour: #36C2BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#C93D45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7B8BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3A9BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00C7BFno 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 text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 5.7Light seagreen · ΔE 5.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 8.1Turquoise · ΔE 11.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.5Dark cyan · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 5.68, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2363E
Analogous#36C274, #3684C2
Triadic#BA36C2, #C2BA36
Split complementary#C23684, #C27436
Tetradic#7436C2, #C2363E, #84C236

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2F2F1
Lighter +30%#AAE7E4
Lighter +20%#82DCD7
Lighter +10%#5AD1CA
Darker −10%#2B9A94
Darker −20%#20726D
Darker −30%#154A47
Darker −40%#0A2221
More saturated +25%#17E1D5
Less saturated −25%#55A39F

Channel breakdown

R54
G194
B186
Red54 (21.2%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue176.57°
Saturation (HSL)56.45%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 36 · G C2 · B BA

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