Colour
#36E0DE
- #36E0DE
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Medium turquoise
#36E0DE is a cyan with RGB values 54, 224, 222 and HSL 179°, 73%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.
Colour values
#36E0DE#36E0DE
HEX#36E0DE
RGBrgb(54, 224, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.8784, 0.8706
RGB percentages21.2%, 87.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(179.3, 73.3%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179.3, 75.9%, 87.8%)
CMYK75.9%, 0%, 0.9%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,596,510
CSS custom property--colour: #36E0DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.87:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#C91F21
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E03638
Analogous#36E089, #368DE0
Triadic#DE36E0, #E0DE36
Split complementary#E0368D, #E08936
Tetradic#8936E0, #E03638, #8DE036
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R54
G224
B222
Red54 (21.2%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue179.29°
Saturation (HSL)73.28%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 36 · G E0 · B DE
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