#36b1c5

Color #36b1c5

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 15.27 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#36b1c5

RGB

rgb(54, 177, 197)

HSL

hsl(188.4, 57%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.4, 72.6%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(72.6%, 10.2%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(66.72, -26.57, -19.86)

LCH

lch(66.72, 33.17, 216.78)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.1079, 210.82)

HWB

hwb(188.4, 21.2%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c54a36

Analogous

#36c591

#36b1c5

#3669c5

Triadic

#36b1c5

#c536b1

#b1c536

Split-complementary

#36b1c5

#c53669

#c59136

Tetradic

#36b1c5

#4a36c5

#c54a36

#b1c536

Square

#36b1c5

#9136c5

#c54a36

#69c536

Shades

Color #36b1c5 mixed toward black.

#2d93a4

#247683

#1b5862

#123b42

#091d21

Tints

Color #36b1c5 mixed toward white.

#56bfd1

#77ccda

#99d9e3

#bbe6ec

#ddf2f6

Tones

Color #36b1c5 mixed toward gray.

#42a8b9

#4ea0ad

#5a97a1

#668f95

#728689

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f80c0 · ΔE 28.1

Deuteranopia

#786fbf · ΔE 31.9

Tritanopia

#44bdbc · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #36b1c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#36b1c5]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#36b1c5 (#36b1c5) is rgb(54, 177, 197) in RGB.

No, #36b1c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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