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#36E261 Color

#36E261 is rgb(54, 226, 97) in RGB, hsl(135, 75%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 0%, 57%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Malachite (#0BDA51), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#36E261
HEX#36E261
RGBrgb(54, 226, 97)
HSLhsl(135, 75%, 55%)
HSVhsv(135, 76%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 0%, 57%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.22 147.1)
LABlab(79.65% -63.94 49.22)
LCHlch(79.65% 80.69 142.41)

What #36E261 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 #36E261, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 5.24Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 12.07Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 12.42Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 12.69Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 13.05Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 13.72

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

#36E261 Channel Values

How #36E261 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 226 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 75% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 76% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 0% · Y 57% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.72:1 vs white · 12.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #36E261 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 text1.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #36E261 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #36E261

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #36E261; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#36E261
Complementary
#E236B7
Analogous
#61E236
Analogous
#36E2B7
Triadic
#6136E2
Triadic
#E26136
Split comp.
#B736E2
Split comp.
#E23661

Tints & Shades of #36E261

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

#51E676
#6CEA8B
#87EEA0
#A6F2B9
#C1F6CE
#DBFAE3

Shades

#1FD64D
#19B340
#159335
#117429
#0C551E
#073112

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #36E261.

How #36E261 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#36E261
Protanopia#D1D162
Protanomaly#A9D862
Deuteranopia#BFBF68
Deuteranomaly#9BCE66
Tritanopia#61D7D7
Tritanomaly#53DCB4
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #36E261 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-36e261: #36E261;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #36E261;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-36e261': '#36E261' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.212, green: 0.886, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_36e261">#36E261</color>
SVG fillfill="#36E261"

More Green Colors

#36E261 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#36E261 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #36E261?

#36E261 is a mid-tone green — rgb(54, 226, 97) in RGB and hsl(135, 75%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Malachite (#0BDA51), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.24.

What is the RGB value of #36E261?

#36E261 is rgb(54, 226, 97) — red 54, green 226, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #36E261?

#36E261 converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 0%, 57%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #36E261 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #36E261 scores 1.72:1 against white and 12.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #36E261 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #36E261 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 springgreen (#00FF7F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.69, which is visibly different.

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