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#36DCBF

#36dcbf ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#36dcbf is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 86.27% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 169.52°, with 70.34% saturation and 53.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.5573

Complementary

  1. #36dcbf
  2. #dc3653

Split complementary

  1. #36dcbf
  2. #dc36a6
  3. #dc6c36

Analogous

  1. #36dc6c
  2. #36dcbf
  3. #36a6dc

Triadic

  1. #36dcbf
  2. #bf36dc
  3. #dcbf36

Tetradic

  1. #36dcbf
  2. #3653dc
  3. #dc3653
  4. #dcbf36

Square

  1. #36dcbf
  2. #6c36dc
  3. #dc3653
  4. #a6dc36

Monochromatic

  1. #126758
  2. #1da890
  3. #36dcbf
  4. #77e7d4
  5. #b8f3e8

Shades

#36dcbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36dcbf
  2. #31c6ac
  3. #2bb099
  4. #269a86
  5. #208473
  6. #1b6e60
  7. #16584c
  8. #104239
  9. #0b2c26
  10. #051613
  11. #000000

Tints

#36dcbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36dcbf
  2. #4ae0c5
  3. #5ee3cc
  4. #72e7d2
  5. #86ead9
  6. #9beedf
  7. #aff1e5
  8. #c3f5ec
  9. #d7f8f2
  10. #ebfcf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36dcbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36dcbf
  2. #3dd3b9
  3. #45cab2
  4. #4cc0ac
  5. #54b7a6
  6. #5baea0
  7. #62a599
  8. #6a9c93
  9. #71928d
  10. #798986
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0cfc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3cebe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbec1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dfd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abd4be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9acbc0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00decb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36dcbf {
  color: #36dcbf;
}
Background
.bg-36dcbf {
  background-color: #36dcbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36dcbf {
  border: 2px solid #36dcbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36dcbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 220 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 170 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36dcbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36dcbf, #36a6dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36dcbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 220 191 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.24 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 5.79 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.86 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.52 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.07 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 9.03 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 9.29 #c92340 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#36dcbf  rgb(54, 220, 191)  hsl(170, 70%, 54%)  Turquoise
#dc3653  rgb(220, 54, 83)  hsl(350, 70%, 54%)  Amaranth
#bf36dc  rgb(191, 54, 220)  hsl(290, 70%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#dcbf36  rgb(220, 191, 54)  hsl(50, 70%, 54%)  Old Gold