Colour
#36DFF6
- #36DFF6
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Dark turquoise
#36DFF6 is a cyan with RGB values 54, 223, 246 and HSL 187°, 91%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.
Colour values
#36DFF6#36DFF6
HEX#36DFF6
RGBrgb(54, 223, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.8745, 0.9647
RGB percentages21.2%, 87.5%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(187.2, 91.4%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.2, 78%, 96.5%)
CMYK78%, 9.3%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,596,278
CSS custom property--colour: #36DFF6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.04:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#C92009
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F64D36
Analogous#36F6AD, #367FF6
Triadic#F636DF, #DFF636
Split complementary#F6367F, #F6AD36
Tetradic#AD36F6, #F64D36, #7FF636
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R54
G223
B246
Red54 (21.2%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue187.19°
Saturation (HSL)91.43%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G DF · B F6
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