Recognised as Colour
#36FFC5
- #36FFC5
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aquamarine
#36FFC5 is a cyan with RGB values 54, 255, 197 and HSL 163°, 100%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.
Colour values
#36FFC5#36FFC5
HEX#36FFC5
RGBrgb(54, 255, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 1, 0.7725
RGB percentages21.2%, 100%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(162.7, 100%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.7, 78.8%, 100%)
CMYK78.8%, 0%, 22.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,604,421
CSS custom property--colour: #36FFC5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.76335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.27:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#C9003A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FF3670
Analogous#36FF61, #36D4FF
Triadic#C536FF, #FFC536
Split complementary#FF36D4, #FF6136
Tetradic#6136FF, #FF3670, #D4FF36
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R54
G255
B197
Red54 (21.2%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue162.69°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 36 · G FF · B C5
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