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#36C97D Color

#36C97D is rgb(54, 201, 125) in RGB, hsl(149, 58%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 0%, 38%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#36C97D
HEX#36C97D
RGBrgb(54, 201, 125)
HSLhsl(149, 58%, 50%)
HSVhsv(149, 73%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 0%, 38%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74.2% 0.164 155.5)
LABlab(72.19% -52.85 26.59)
LCHlch(72.19% 59.16 153.29)

What #36C97D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #36C97D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 5.35Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 8.7Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 10.2GO Green#00AB66ΔE 10.84Green Frog#00A86BΔE 13.26Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 13.62

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#36C97D Channel Values

How #36C97D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 54 · G 201 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 58% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 73% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #36C97D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #36C97D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #36C97D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #36C97D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#36C97D
Complementary
#C93682
Analogous
#38C936
Analogous
#36C9C7
Triadic
#7D36C9
Triadic
#C97D36
Split comp.
#C736C9
Split comp.
#C93638

Tints & Shades of #36C97D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#52D18F
#6ED8A1
#8AE0B4
#A2E6C3
#BFEED5
#DBF5E8

Shades

#2EAD6C
#28955D
#20794B
#1A613C
#12442B
#0C2C1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #36C97D.

How #36C97D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#36C97D
Protanopia#BABA7E
Protanomaly#97C07D
Deuteranopia#AAAA81
Deuteranomaly#8BB780
Tritanopia#52C1C1
Tritanomaly#49C5AA
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #36C97D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-36c97d: #36C97D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #36C97D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-36c97d': '#36C97D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.212, green: 0.788, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_36c97d">#36C97D</color>
SVG fillfill="#36C97D"

More Green Colors

#36C97D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#36C97D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #36C97D?

#36C97D is a mid-tone green — rgb(54, 201, 125) in RGB and hsl(149, 58%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.35.

What is the RGB value of #36C97D?

#36C97D is rgb(54, 201, 125) — red 54, green 201, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #36C97D?

#36C97D converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 0%, 38%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #36C97D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #36C97D scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #36C97D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #36C97D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 10.2, which is visibly different.

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