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Recognised as Colour

#36D5E4

  • #36D5E4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#36D5E4 is a cyan with RGB values 54, 213, 228 and HSL 185°, 76%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#36D5E4#36D5E4
HEX#36D5E4
RGBrgb(54, 213, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.8353, 0.8941
RGB percentages21.2%, 83.5%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(185.2, 76.3%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.2, 76.3%, 89.4%)
CMYK76.3%, 6.6%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,593,700
CSS custom property--colour: #36D5E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.79:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#C92A1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3CCE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABBBE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00DED9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 8.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.1Turquoise · ΔE 17.9Light seagreen · ΔE 18.1Aqua · ΔE 19.2Cyan · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 8.33, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E44536
Analogous#36E49C, #367EE4
Triadic#E436D5, #D5E436
Split complementary#E4367E, #E49C36
Tetradic#9C36E4, #E44536, #7EE436

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAFBFC
Lighter +30%#BDF1F6
Lighter +20%#90E8F0
Lighter +10%#63DEEA
Darker −10%#1BBCCC
Darker −20%#15939F
Darker −30%#0F6972
Darker −40%#094045
More saturated +25%#1BEBFF
Less saturated −25%#53BDC8

Channel breakdown

R54
G213
B228
Red54 (21.2%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue185.17°
Saturation (HSL)76.32%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G D5 · B E4

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