Recognised as Colour
#36E1DF
- #36E1DF
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Medium turquoise
#36E1DF is a cyan with RGB values 54, 225, 223 and HSL 179°, 74%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.
Colour values
#36E1DF#36E1DF
HEX#36E1DF
RGBrgb(54, 225, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.8824, 0.8745
RGB percentages21.2%, 88.2%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(179.3, 74%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(179.3, 76%, 88.2%)
CMYK76%, 0%, 0.9%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,596,767
CSS custom property--colour: #36E1DF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.99:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#C91E20
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E13638
Analogous#36E189, #368EE1
Triadic#DF36E1, #E1DF36
Split complementary#E1368E, #E18936
Tetradic#8936E1, #E13638, #8EE136
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R54
G225
B223
Red54 (21.2%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue179.3°
Saturation (HSL)74.03%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 36 · G E1 · B DF
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