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Recognised as Colour

#36EBF0

  • #36EBF0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Aqua

#36EBF0 is a cyan with RGB values 54, 235, 240 and HSL 182°, 86%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.

Colour values

#36EBF0#36EBF0
HEX#36EBF0
RGBrgb(54, 235, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.9216, 0.9412
RGB percentages21.2%, 92.2%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(181.6, 86.1%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.6, 77.5%, 94.1%)
CMYK77.5%, 2.1%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,599,344
CSS custom property--colour: #36EBF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.3:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#C9140F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAE0F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0CDF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00F3ECno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aqua · ΔE 9.1Cyan · ΔE 9.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.4Turquoise · ΔE 12.1Light seagreen · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourAqua (#00FFFF)ΔE 9.14, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F03B36
Analogous#36F098, #368EF0
Triadic#F036EB, #EBF036
Split complementary#F0368E, #F09836
Tetradic#9836F0, #F03B36, #8EF036

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4FEFE
Lighter +30%#C4F9FB
Lighter +20%#95F4F7
Lighter +10%#65F0F4
Darker −10%#11DCE2
Darker −20%#0DAEB3
Darker −30%#0A8083
Darker −40%#065254
More saturated +25%#27F9FF
Less saturated −25%#51D1D5

Channel breakdown

R54
G235
B240
Red54 (21.2%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue181.61°
Saturation (HSL)86.11%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G EB · B F0

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