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#36DEC0

#36dec0 ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#36dec0 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 87.06% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.51% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 169.29°, with 71.79% saturation and 54.12% 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 12.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 4.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5683

Complementary

  1. #36dec0
  2. #de3654

Split complementary

  1. #36dec0
  2. #de36a8
  3. #de6c36

Analogous

  1. #36de6c
  2. #36dec0
  3. #36a8de

Triadic

  1. #36dec0
  2. #c036de
  3. #dec036

Tetradic

  1. #36dec0
  2. #3654de
  3. #de3654
  4. #dec036

Square

  1. #36dec0
  2. #6c36de
  3. #de3654
  4. #a8de36

Monochromatic

  1. #116a5a
  2. #1cab92
  3. #36dec0
  4. #78e9d5
  5. #b9f4e9

Shades

#36dec0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36dec0
  2. #31c8ad
  3. #2bb29a
  4. #269b86
  5. #208573
  6. #1b6f60
  7. #16594d
  8. #10433a
  9. #0b2c26
  10. #051613
  11. #000000

Tints

#36dec0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36dec0
  2. #4ae1c6
  3. #5ee5cd
  4. #72e8d3
  5. #86ebd9
  6. #9befe0
  7. #aff2e6
  8. #c3f5ec
  9. #d7f8f2
  10. #ebfcf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36dec0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36dec0
  2. #3dd5ba
  3. #45cbb3
  4. #4cc2ad
  5. #54b8a6
  6. #5bafa0
  7. #62a69a
  8. #6a9c93
  9. #71938d
  10. #798986
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1d0c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5d0bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfc0c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e1d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acd6bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9bcdc1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e0cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36dec0 {
  color: #36dec0;
}
Background
.bg-36dec0 {
  background-color: #36dec0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36dec0 {
  border: 2px solid #36dec0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36dec0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 222 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 72% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36dec0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36dec0, #36a8de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36dec0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 222 192 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.38 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 5.99 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.91 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.60 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.44 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 8.78 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 8.84 #c9213f Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#36dec0  rgb(54, 222, 192)  hsl(169, 72%, 54%)  Turquoise
#de3654  rgb(222, 54, 84)  hsl(349, 72%, 54%)  Amaranth
#c036de  rgb(192, 54, 222)  hsl(289, 72%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#dec036  rgb(222, 192, 54)  hsl(49, 72%, 54%)  Old Gold