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#36DFD4

#36dfd4 ≈ Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#36dfd4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 87.45% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.93% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 176.09°, with 72.53% saturation and 54.31% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 1.68.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5831

Complementary

  1. #36dfd4
  2. #df3641

Split complementary

  1. #36dfd4
  2. #df3696
  3. #df7f36

Analogous

  1. #36df7f
  2. #36dfd4
  3. #3696df

Triadic

  1. #36dfd4
  2. #d436df
  3. #dfd436

Tetradic

  1. #36dfd4
  2. #3641df
  3. #df3641
  4. #dfd436

Square

  1. #36dfd4
  2. #7f36df
  3. #df3641
  4. #96df36

Monochromatic

  1. #116b65
  2. #1cada3
  3. #36dfd4
  4. #78eae2
  5. #baf4f0

Shades

#36dfd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36dfd4
  2. #31c9bf
  3. #2bb2aa
  4. #269c94
  5. #20867f
  6. #1b706a
  7. #165955
  8. #104340
  9. #0b2d2a
  10. #051615
  11. #000000

Tints

#36dfd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36dfd4
  2. #4ae2d8
  3. #5ee5dd
  4. #72e9e1
  5. #86ece5
  6. #9befea
  7. #aff2ee
  8. #c3f5f2
  9. #d7f9f6
  10. #ebfcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36dfd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36dfd4
  2. #3dd6cc
  3. #45ccc3
  4. #4cc3bb
  5. #54b9b2
  6. #5bb0aa
  7. #62a6a2
  8. #6a9d99
  9. #719391
  10. #798a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3d2cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2d3d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbc2d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e5db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aad8d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98ced5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e2d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36dfd4 {
  color: #36dfd4;
}
Background
.bg-36dfd4 {
  background-color: #36dfd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-36dfd4 {
  border: 2px solid #36dfd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36dfd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 223 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 73% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36dfd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36dfd4, #3696df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36dfd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 223 212 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 1.68 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 2.23 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.92 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.79 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.11 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.99 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 7.86 #c9202b Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#36dfd4  rgb(54, 223, 212)  hsl(176, 73%, 54%)  Turquoise
#df3641  rgb(223, 54, 65)  hsl(356, 73%, 54%)  Crimson
#d436df  rgb(212, 54, 223)  hsl(296, 73%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#dfd436  rgb(223, 212, 54)  hsl(56, 73%, 54%)  Citrine