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Colour

#36CAB1

  • #36CAB1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#36CAB1 is a cyan with RGB values 54, 202, 177 and HSL 170°, 58%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#36CAB1#36CAB1
HEX#36CAB1
RGBrgb(54, 202, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.7922, 0.6941
RGB percentages21.2%, 79.2%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(169.9, 58.3%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.9, 73.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK73.3%, 0%, 12.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,590,833
CSS custom property--colour: #36CAB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.24:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#C9354E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2BEB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEAFB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00CDC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 9.1Turquoise · ΔE 9.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.2Light seagreen · ΔE 12.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.6Aquamarine · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 9.07, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA364F
Analogous#36CA67, #3699CA
Triadic#B136CA, #CAB136
Split complementary#CA3699, #CA6736
Tetradic#6736CA, #CA364F, #99CA36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7F5F0
Lighter +30%#AFEAE0
Lighter +20%#87DFD0
Lighter +10%#5ED5C1
Darker −10%#2BA28E
Darker −20%#207A6B
Darker −30%#155247
Darker −40%#0B2924
More saturated +25%#16EAC6
Less saturated −25%#56AA9C

Channel breakdown

R54
G202
B177
Red54 (21.2%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue169.86°
Saturation (HSL)58.27%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 36 · G CA · B B1

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