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#36A9B7

#36a9b7 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#36a9b7 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 66.27% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.49% cyan, 7.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 186.51°, with 54.43% saturation and 46.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.31.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3258

Complementary

  1. #36a9b7
  2. #b74436

Split complementary

  1. #36a9b7
  2. #b73669
  3. #b78436

Analogous

  1. #36b784
  2. #36a9b7
  3. #3669b7

Triadic

  1. #36a9b7
  2. #b736a9
  3. #a9b736

Tetradic

  1. #36a9b7
  2. #4436b7
  3. #b74436
  4. #a9b736

Square

  1. #36a9b7
  2. #8436b7
  3. #b74436
  4. #69b736

Monochromatic

  1. #133c41
  2. #25727c
  3. #36a9b7
  4. #67c7d2
  5. #a2dde4

Shades

#36a9b7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36a9b7
  2. #3198a5
  3. #2b8792
  4. #267680
  5. #20656e
  6. #1b555c
  7. #164449
  8. #103337
  9. #0b2225
  10. #051112
  11. #000000

Tints

#36a9b7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36a9b7
  2. #4ab2be
  3. #5ebac5
  4. #72c3cd
  5. #86cbd4
  6. #9bd4db
  7. #afdde2
  8. #c3e5e9
  9. #d7eef1
  10. #ebf6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36a9b7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36a9b7
  2. #3da5b2
  3. #45a1ac
  4. #4c9da7
  5. #5499a1
  6. #5b959c
  7. #629096
  8. #6a8c91
  9. #71888b
  10. #798486
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ea1a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba2b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8895b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b0ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7fa5b8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #709db7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00adb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36a9b7 {
  color: #36a9b7;
}
Background
.bg-36a9b7 {
  background-color: #36a9b7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36a9b7 {
  border: 2px solid #36a9b7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36a9b7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 169 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 54% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36a9b7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36a9b7, #3669b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36a9b7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 169 183 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.31 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.72 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.02 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.04 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.07 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.79 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.04 #c95648 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#36a9b7  rgb(54, 169, 183)  hsl(187, 54%, 46%)  Cadet Blue
#b74436  rgb(183, 68, 54)  hsl(7, 54%, 46%)  Persian Red
#b736a9  rgb(183, 54, 169)  hsl(307, 54%, 46%)  Purpureus
#a9b736  rgb(169, 183, 54)  hsl(67, 54%, 46%)  Apple Green