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#36C8CF

#36c8cf ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#36c8cf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 78.43% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.91% cyan, 3.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 182.75°, with 61.45% saturation and 51.18% 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 10.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 2.59.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.466

Complementary

  1. #36c8cf
  2. #cf3d36

Split complementary

  1. #36c8cf
  2. #cf367b
  3. #cf8a36

Analogous

  1. #36cf8a
  2. #36c8cf
  3. #367bcf

Triadic

  1. #36c8cf
  2. #cf36c8
  3. #c8cf36

Tetradic

  1. #36c8cf
  2. #3d36cf
  3. #cf3d36
  4. #c8cf36

Square

  1. #36c8cf
  2. #8a36cf
  3. #cf3d36
  4. #7bcf36

Monochromatic

  1. #155457
  2. #249095
  3. #36c8cf
  4. #74d9de
  5. #b2eaec

Shades

#36c8cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36c8cf
  2. #31b4ba
  3. #2ba0a6
  4. #268c91
  5. #20787c
  6. #1b6468
  7. #165053
  8. #103c3e
  9. #0b2829
  10. #051415
  11. #000000

Tints

#36c8cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36c8cf
  2. #4aced4
  3. #5ed3d9
  4. #72d9dd
  5. #86dee2
  6. #9be4e7
  7. #afe9ec
  8. #c3eff1
  9. #d7f4f5
  10. #ebfafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36c8cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36c8cf
  2. #3dc1c7
  3. #45babf
  4. #4cb2b7
  5. #54abaf
  6. #5ba4a8
  7. #629da0
  8. #6a9698
  9. #718e90
  10. #798788
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94bdc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9bfd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3afd0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cfca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96c3cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85b9cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cccc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36c8cf {
  color: #36c8cf;
}
Background
.bg-36c8cf {
  background-color: #36c8cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36c8cf {
  border: 2px solid #36c8cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36c8cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 200 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 61% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36c8cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36c8cf, #367bcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36c8cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 200 207 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 2.59 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 3.22 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.73 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.15 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.11 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.37 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 9.55 #c93730 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#36c8cf  rgb(54, 200, 207)  hsl(183, 61%, 51%)  Dark Turquoise
#cf3d36  rgb(207, 61, 54)  hsl(3, 61%, 51%)  Persian Red
#cf36c8  rgb(207, 54, 200)  hsl(303, 61%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#c8cf36  rgb(200, 207, 54)  hsl(63, 61%, 51%)  Pear