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Recognised as Colour

#36DDC2

  • #36DDC2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#36DDC2 is a cyan with RGB values 54, 221, 194 and HSL 170°, 71%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#36DDC2#36DDC2
HEX#36DDC2
RGBrgb(54, 221, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.8667, 0.7608
RGB percentages21.2%, 86.7%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(170.3, 71.1%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.3, 75.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK75.6%, 0%, 12.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,595,714
CSS custom property--colour: #36DDC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.28:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#C9223D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4CFC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEBFC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00E1D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 6.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.4Aquamarine · ΔE 15Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.3Light seagreen · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 6.56, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD3651
Analogous#36DD6E, #36A5DD
Triadic#C236DD, #DDC236
Split complementary#DD36A4, #DD6E36
Tetradic#6E36DD, #DD3651, #A5DD36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4FBF7
Lighter +30%#B9F3EA
Lighter +20%#8DECDC
Lighter +10%#62E4CF
Darker −10%#20C0A6
Darker −20%#199480
Darker −30%#12685A
Darker −40%#0A3D35
More saturated +25%#19FAD6
Less saturated −25%#53C0AE

Channel breakdown

R54
G221
B194
Red54 (21.2%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue170.3°
Saturation (HSL)71.06%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 36 · G DD · B C2

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