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#36AEAA

#36aeaa ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#36aeaa is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 68.24% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.3% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 178°, with 52.63% saturation and 44.71% 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 7.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 1.68.

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Relative luminance0.3396

Complementary

  1. #36aeaa
  2. #ae363a

Split complementary

  1. #36aeaa
  2. #ae3676
  3. #ae6e36

Analogous

  1. #36ae6e
  2. #36aeaa
  3. #3676ae

Triadic

  1. #36aeaa
  2. #aa36ae
  3. #aeaa36

Tetradic

  1. #36aeaa
  2. #363aae
  3. #ae363a
  4. #aeaa36

Square

  1. #36aeaa
  2. #6e36ae
  3. #ae363a
  4. #76ae36

Monochromatic

  1. #123938
  2. #247471
  3. #36aeaa
  4. #62cecb
  5. #9de0de

Shades

#36aeaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36aeaa
  2. #319d99
  3. #2b8b88
  4. #267a77
  5. #206866
  6. #1b5755
  7. #164644
  8. #103433
  9. #0b2322
  10. #051111
  11. #000000

Tints

#36aeaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36aeaa
  2. #4ab6b3
  3. #5ebebb
  4. #72c6c4
  5. #86cecc
  6. #9bd7d5
  7. #afdfdd
  8. #c3e7e6
  9. #d7efee
  10. #ebf7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36aeaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36aeaa
  2. #3da9a6
  3. #45a5a2
  4. #4ca09d
  5. #549c99
  6. #5b9795
  7. #629291
  8. #6a8e8d
  9. #718988
  10. #798584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81a4a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4a5aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9298ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85a9aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78a1ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b1ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36aeaa {
  color: #36aeaa;
}
Background
.bg-36aeaa {
  background-color: #36aeaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36aeaa {
  border: 2px solid #36aeaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36aeaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 174 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 53% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36aeaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36aeaa, #3676ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36aeaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 174 170 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 1.68 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 2.16 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 3.60 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 6.57 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.34 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.20 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.91 #c95155 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Verdigris
#36aeaa  rgb(54, 174, 170)  hsl(178, 53%, 45%)  Verdigris
#ae363a  rgb(174, 54, 58)  hsl(358, 53%, 45%)  Brown
#aa36ae  rgb(170, 54, 174)  hsl(298, 53%, 45%)  Purpureus
#aeaa36  rgb(174, 170, 54)  hsl(58, 53%, 45%)  Brass