Colour
#36F2E4
- #36F2E4
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#36F2E4 is a cyan with RGB values 54, 242, 228 and HSL 176°, 88%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#36F2E4#36F2E4
HEX#36F2E4
RGBrgb(54, 242, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.949, 0.8941
RGB percentages21.2%, 94.9%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(175.5, 87.9%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.5, 77.7%, 94.9%)
CMYK77.7%, 0%, 5.8%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,601,124
CSS custom property--colour: #36F2E4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.98:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#C90D1B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F23644
Analogous#36F286, #36A2F2
Triadic#E436F2, #F2E436
Split complementary#F236A2, #F28636
Tetradic#8636F2, #F23644, #A2F236
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R54
G242
B228
Red54 (21.2%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue175.53°
Saturation (HSL)87.85%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 36 · G F2 · B E4
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