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#36F3EF

#36f3ef ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#36f3ef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 95.29% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.65% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 178.73°, with 88.73% saturation and 58.24% 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 15.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 2.84.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.7112

Complementary

  1. #36f3ef
  2. #f3363a

Split complementary

  1. #36f3ef
  2. #f33699
  3. #f39136

Analogous

  1. #36f391
  2. #36f3ef
  3. #3699f3

Triadic

  1. #36f3ef
  2. #ef36f3
  3. #f3ef36

Tetradic

  1. #36f3ef
  2. #363af3
  3. #f3363a
  4. #f3ef36

Square

  1. #36f3ef
  2. #9136f3
  3. #f3363a
  4. #99f336

Monochromatic

  1. #088885
  2. #0cd0cc
  3. #36f3ef
  4. #7ef7f5
  5. #c6fcfa

Shades

#36f3ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36f3ef
  2. #31dbd7
  3. #2bc2bf
  4. #26aaa7
  5. #20928f
  6. #1b7a78
  7. #166160
  8. #104948
  9. #0b3130
  10. #051818
  11. #000000

Tints

#36f3ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36f3ef
  2. #4af4f1
  3. #5ef5f2
  4. #72f7f4
  5. #86f8f5
  6. #9bf9f7
  7. #affaf9
  8. #c3fbfa
  9. #d7fdfc
  10. #ebfefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36f3ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36f3ef
  2. #3de8e4
  3. #45dcd9
  4. #4cd1ce
  5. #54c5c3
  6. #5bbab8
  7. #62aeac
  8. #6aa3a1
  9. #719796
  10. #798c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1e5e3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4e6ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cad3f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00faf1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8ecef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3e1f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f7f0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36f3ef {
  color: #36f3ef;
}
Background
.bg-36f3ef {
  background-color: #36f3ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36f3ef {
  border: 2px solid #36f3ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36f3ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 243 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 89% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36f3ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36f3ef, #3699f3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36f3ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 243 239 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 2.84 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 2.84 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.36 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 4.48 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.79 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.91 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.74 #c90c10 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Aqua
#36f3ef  rgb(54, 243, 239)  hsl(179, 89%, 58%)  Aqua
#f3363a  rgb(243, 54, 58)  hsl(359, 89%, 58%)  Tractor Red
#ef36f3  rgb(239, 54, 243)  hsl(299, 89%, 58%)  Fuchsia
#f3ef36  rgb(243, 239, 54)  hsl(59, 89%, 58%)  Titanium Yellow