Recognised as Colour

#36DFAB

#36DFAB
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aquamarine

#36DFAB is a cyan with RGB values 54, 223, 171 and HSL 162°, 73%, 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 Aquamarine.

Colour values

#36DFAB#36DFAB

HEX#36DFAB

RGBrgb(54, 223, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.8745, 0.6706

RGB percentages21.2%, 87.5%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(161.5, 72.5%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(161.5, 75.8%, 87.5%)

CMYK75.8%, 0%, 23.3%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,596,203

CSS custom property--colour: #36DFAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.3:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#C92054

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DACFA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5C0AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00E0D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 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 text12.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 15.3 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.1 Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.1 Turquoise · ΔE 20.3 Light green · ΔE 25.5 Medium spring green · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 15.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DF366A

Analogous#36DF57, #36BEDF

Triadic#AB36DF, #DFAB36

Split complementary#DF36BE, #DF5736

Tetradic#5736DF, #DF366A, #BEDF36

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6FBF5

Lighter +30%#BAF4E2

Lighter +20%#8EEDD0

Lighter +10%#62E6BD

Darker −10%#1FC391

Darker −20%#189770

Darker −30%#116B4F

Darker −40%#0A3F2F

More saturated +25%#19FCB6

Less saturated −25%#53C2A0

Channel breakdown

R54

G223

B171

Red54 (21.2%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue161.54°

Saturation (HSL)72.53%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 36 · G DF · B AB

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