Recognised as Colour

#36EDC8

#36EDC8
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aquamarine

#36EDC8 is a cyan with RGB values 54, 237, 200 and HSL 168°, 84%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#36EDC8#36EDC8

HEX#36EDC8

RGBrgb(54, 237, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.9294, 0.7843

RGB percentages21.2%, 92.9%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(167.9, 83.6%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(167.9, 77.2%, 92.9%)

CMYK77.2%, 0%, 15.6%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,599,816

CSS custom property--colour: #36EDC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.1:1

Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#C91237

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4DEC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#CDCDCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00F0E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 11.2 Turquoise · ΔE 13.2 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.3 Aqua · ΔE 20.9 Cyan · ΔE 20.9 Medium turquoise · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ED365B

Analogous#36ED6C, #36B7ED

Triadic#C836ED, #EDC836

Split complementary#ED36B7, #ED6C36

Tetradic#6C36ED, #ED365B, #B7ED36

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1FEFB

Lighter +30%#C2FAEE

Lighter +20%#94F5E2

Lighter +10%#65F1D5

Darker −10%#14DCB4

Darker −20%#10AD8E

Darker −30%#0B7F67

Darker −40%#075041

More saturated +25%#24FFD3

Less saturated −25%#51D2B8

Channel breakdown

R54

G237

B200

Red54 (21.2%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue167.87°

Saturation (HSL)83.56%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 36 · G ED · B C8

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Colour values

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