Colour

#36CECE

#36CECE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#36CECE is a cyan with RGB values 54, 206, 206 and HSL 180°, 61%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#36CECE#36CECE

HEX#36CECE

RGBrgb(54, 206, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.8078, 0.8078

RGB percentages21.2%, 80.8%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(180, 60.8%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 73.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK73.8%, 0%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,591,886

CSS custom property--colour: #36CECE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.88:1

Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#C93131

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0C4CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#AAB4CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00D5CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 3.2 Dark turquoise · ΔE 3.2 Light seagreen · ΔE 11.1 Turquoise · ΔE 11.1 Aqua · ΔE 18.8 Cyan · ΔE 18.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 3.16, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CE3636

Analogous#36CE82, #3682CE

Triadic#CE36CE, #CECE36

Split complementary#CE3682, #CE8236

Tetradic#8236CE, #CE3636, #82CE36

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DAF6F6

Lighter +30%#B1ECEC

Lighter +20%#88E2E2

Lighter +10%#5FD8D8

Darker −10%#29A8A8

Darker −20%#1F7F7F

Darker −30%#155656

Darker −40%#0B2D2D

More saturated +25%#17EDED

Less saturated −25%#55AFAF

Channel breakdown

R54

G206

B206

Red54 (21.2%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)60.8%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR 36 · G CE · B CE

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