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#36DDCD

#36ddcd ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#36ddcd is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 86.67% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.24% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 174.25°, with 71.06% saturation and 53.92% 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 12.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 0.81.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.569

Complementary

  1. #36ddcd
  2. #dd3646

Split complementary

  1. #36ddcd
  2. #dd3699
  3. #dd7936

Analogous

  1. #36dd79
  2. #36ddcd
  3. #3699dd

Triadic

  1. #36ddcd
  2. #cd36dd
  3. #ddcd36

Tetradic

  1. #36ddcd
  2. #3646dd
  3. #dd3646
  4. #ddcd36

Square

  1. #36ddcd
  2. #7936dd
  3. #dd3646
  4. #99dd36

Monochromatic

  1. #126860
  2. #1daa9c
  3. #36ddcd
  4. #77e8dd
  5. #b9f3ee

Shades

#36ddcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36ddcd
  2. #31c7b9
  3. #2bb1a4
  4. #269b90
  5. #20857b
  6. #1b6f67
  7. #165852
  8. #10423e
  9. #0b2c29
  10. #051615
  11. #000000

Tints

#36ddcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36ddcd
  2. #4ae0d2
  3. #5ee4d7
  4. #72e7dc
  5. #86ebe1
  6. #9beee6
  7. #aff1eb
  8. #c3f5f0
  9. #d7f8f5
  10. #ebfcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36ddcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36ddcd
  2. #3dd4c5
  3. #45cabe
  4. #4cc1b6
  5. #54b8ae
  6. #5bafa7
  7. #62a59f
  8. #6a9c97
  9. #71938f
  10. #798988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1d0c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2d0cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbc0cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e2d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aad6cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98ccce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e0d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36ddcd {
  color: #36ddcd;
}
Background
.bg-36ddcd {
  background-color: #36ddcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36ddcd {
  border: 2px solid #36ddcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36ddcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 221 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 174 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36ddcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36ddcd, #3699dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36ddcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 221 205 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 0.81 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.36 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.65 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.61 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.18 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.40 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 8.61 #c92232 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#36ddcd  rgb(54, 221, 205)  hsl(174, 71%, 54%)  Turquoise
#dd3646  rgb(221, 54, 70)  hsl(354, 71%, 54%)  Crimson
#cd36dd  rgb(205, 54, 221)  hsl(294, 71%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#ddcd36  rgb(221, 205, 54)  hsl(54, 71%, 54%)  Citrine