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#36CEB7 Color

#36CEB7 is rgb(54, 206, 183) in RGB, hsl(171, 61%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(74%, 0%, 11%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#36CEB7
HEX#36CEB7
RGBrgb(54, 206, 183)
HSLhsl(171, 61%, 51%)
HSVhsv(171, 74%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(74%, 0%, 11%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.127 180.1)
LABlab(74.79% -44.59 -0.40)
LCHlch(74.79% 44.59 180.51)

What #36CEB7 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 #36CEB7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 7.53Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 10.45Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 10.73Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 11.69Keppel#3AB09EΔE 12.14Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 12.39

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

#36CEB7 Channel Values

How #36CEB7 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 206 · B 1838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 171° · S 61% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 171° · S 74% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 74% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #36CEB7 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #36CEB7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #36CEB7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #36CEB7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#36CEB7
Complementary
#CE364D
Analogous
#36CE6B
Analogous
#3699CE
Triadic
#B736CE
Triadic
#CEB736
Split comp.
#CE3699
Split comp.
#CE6B36

Tints & Shades of #36CEB7

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

#53D5C2
#6BDBCA
#88E2D5
#A5E9DF
#C1F0E9
#DAF6F2

Shades

#2CB5A0
#269C8A
#1F7F71
#186357
#11463E
#0B2D28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #36CEB7.

How #36CEB7 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#36CEB7
Protanopia#BFBFB7
Protanomaly#9BC5B7
Deuteranopia#AEAEBA
Deuteranomaly#8EBCB9
Tritanopia#42CBCB
Tritanomaly#3ECCC4
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #36CEB7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-36ceb7: #36CEB7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #36CEB7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-36ceb7': '#36CEB7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.212, green: 0.808, blue: 0.718)
Android XML<color name="color_36ceb7">#36CEB7</color>
SVG fillfill="#36CEB7"

More Teal Colors

#36CEB7 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#36CEB7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #36CEB7?

#36CEB7 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(54, 206, 183) in RGB and hsl(171, 61%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.53.

What is the RGB value of #36CEB7?

#36CEB7 is rgb(54, 206, 183) — red 54, green 206, and blue 183 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #36CEB7?

#36CEB7 converts to approximately cmyk(74%, 0%, 11%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #36CEB7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #36CEB7 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #36CEB7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #36CEB7 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 7.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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