#36B8E7 Color

#36B8E7 is rgb(54, 184, 231) in RGB and hsl(196, 79%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#36B8E7

HEX#36B8E7

RGBrgb(54, 184, 231)

HSLhsl(196, 79%, 56%)

HSVhsv(196, 77%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.127 227.3)

CMYKcmyk(77%, 20%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #36B8E7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.29:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #36B8E7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#36B8E7 Complementary#E76536 Analogous#36E7BE Analogous#3660E7 Triadic#E736B8 Triadic#B8E736

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #36B8E7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#52C2EB #6DCBEE #88D5F1 #A4DFF4 #BFE8F8 #DAF2FB

Shades

#1AABE0 #168FBB #12779B #0E5B77 #0A4257 #062632

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