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#36D3EC

#36d3ec ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#36d3ec is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 82.75% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.12% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 188.24°, with 82.73% saturation and 56.86% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 8.01.

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Relative luminance0.5343

Complementary

  1. #36d3ec
  2. #ec4f36

Split complementary

  1. #36d3ec
  2. #ec3678
  3. #ecaa36

Analogous

  1. #36ecaa
  2. #36d3ec
  3. #3678ec

Triadic

  1. #36d3ec
  2. #ec36d3
  3. #d3ec36

Tetradic

  1. #36d3ec
  2. #4f36ec
  3. #ec4f36
  4. #d3ec36

Square

  1. #36d3ec
  2. #aa36ec
  3. #ec4f36
  4. #78ec36

Monochromatic

  1. #0c6e7d
  2. #12abc3
  3. #36d3ec
  4. #7ce2f3
  5. #c2f2f9

Shades

#36d3ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36d3ec
  2. #31bed4
  3. #2ba9bd
  4. #2694a5
  5. #207f8e
  6. #1b6a76
  7. #16545e
  8. #103f47
  9. #0b2a2f
  10. #051518
  11. #000000

Tints

#36d3ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36d3ec
  2. #4ad7ee
  3. #5edcf0
  4. #72e0f2
  5. #86e5f4
  6. #9be9f6
  7. #afedf7
  8. #c3f2f9
  9. #d7f6fb
  10. #ebfbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36d3ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36d3ec
  2. #3dcbe1
  3. #45c2d6
  4. #4cbacc
  5. #54b2c1
  6. #5baab6
  7. #62a1ab
  8. #6a99a0
  9. #719196
  10. #79888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dc9d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfcbee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6baec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dedb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bceed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88c4ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d9e2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36d3ec {
  color: #36d3ec;
}
Background
.bg-36d3ec {
  background-color: #36d3ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36d3ec {
  border: 2px solid #36d3ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36d3ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 211 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36d3ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36d3ec, #3678ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36d3ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 211 236 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.01 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.10 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.06 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.12 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.84 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.08 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 10.57 #c92c13 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#36d3ec  rgb(54, 211, 236)  hsl(188, 83%, 57%)  Dark Turquoise
#ec4f36  rgb(236, 79, 54)  hsl(8, 83%, 57%)  Cinnabar
#ec36d3  rgb(236, 54, 211)  hsl(308, 83%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#d3ec36  rgb(211, 236, 54)  hsl(68, 83%, 57%)  Pear