#36A8CE Color

#36A8CE is rgb(54, 168, 206) in RGB and hsl(195, 61%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#36A8CE

HEX#36A8CE

RGBrgb(54, 168, 206)

HSLhsl(195, 61%, 51%)

HSVhsv(195, 74%, 81%)

OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.113 224.8)

CMYKcmyk(74%, 18%, 0%, 19%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #36A8CE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #36A8CE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#36A8CE Complementary#CE5C36 Analogous#36CEA8 Analogous#365CCE Triadic#CE36A8 Triadic#A8CE36

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #36A8CE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#53B5D5 #6BBFDB #88CCE2 #A5D8E9 #C1E4F0 #DAEFF6

Shades

#2C92B5 #267E9C #1F677F #185063 #113946 #0B252D

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