#36b0c3

Color #36b0c3

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 14.75 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#36b0c3

RGB

rgb(54, 176, 195)

HSL

hsl(188.1, 56.6%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.1, 72.3%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(72.3%, 9.7%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(66.35, -26.69, -19.31)

LCH

lch(66.35, 32.94, 215.89)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.107, 210.14)

HWB

hwb(188.1, 21.2%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c34936

Analogous

#36c38f

#36b0c3

#3669c3

Triadic

#36b0c3

#c336b0

#b0c336

Split-complementary

#36b0c3

#c33669

#c38f36

Tetradic

#36b0c3

#4936c3

#c34936

#b0c336

Square

#36b0c3

#8f36c3

#c34936

#69c336

Shades

Color #36b0c3 mixed toward black.

#2d93a2

#247582

#1b5861

#123b41

#091d20

Tints

Color #36b0c3 mixed toward white.

#55bfd0

#77ccd9

#99d9e3

#bbe5ec

#ddf2f6

Tones

Color #36b0c3 mixed toward gray.

#42a7b7

#4d9fab

#5996a0

#658e94

#718588

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7fbf · ΔE 28.1

Deuteranopia

#776ebe · ΔE 32

Tritanopia

#43bbba · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #36b0c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#36b0c3]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#36b0c3 (#36b0c3) is rgb(54, 176, 195) in RGB.

No, #36b0c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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