Recognised as Colour

#36DDAD

#36DDAD
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aquamarine

#36DDAD is a cyan with RGB values 54, 221, 173 and HSL 163°, 71%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#36DDAD#36DDAD

HEX#36DDAD

RGBrgb(54, 221, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.8667, 0.6784

RGB percentages21.2%, 86.7%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(162.8, 71.1%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(162.8, 75.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK75.6%, 0%, 21.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,595,693

CSS custom property--colour: #36DDAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.1:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#C92252

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7CEABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2BEB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original

Tritanopia#00DECFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 14.8 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.3 Turquoise · ΔE 18.1 Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 25.5 Light green · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 14.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DD3666

Analogous#36DD59, #36BADD

Triadic#AD36DD, #DDAD36

Split complementary#DD36BA, #DD5936

Tetradic#5936DD, #DD3666, #BADD36

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4FBF4

Lighter +30%#B9F3E2

Lighter +20%#8DECD1

Lighter +10%#62E4BF

Darker −10%#20C092

Darker −20%#199471

Darker −30%#12684F

Darker −40%#0A3D2E

More saturated +25%#19FAB9

Less saturated −25%#53C0A1

Channel breakdown

R54

G221

B173

Red54 (21.2%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue162.75°

Saturation (HSL)71.06%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 36 · G DD · B AD

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