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#36ECAA Color

#36ECAA is rgb(54, 236, 170) in RGB, hsl(158, 83%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(77%, 0%, 28%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spearmint (#4FE7B0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#36ECAA
HEX#36ECAA
RGBrgb(54, 236, 170)
HSLhsl(158, 83%, 57%)
HSVhsv(158, 77%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(77%, 0%, 28%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84% 0.17 162.9)
LABlab(83.65% -57.66 18.86)
LCHlch(83.65% 60.66 161.89)

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

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

#36ECAA Channel Values

How #36ECAA 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 236 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 158° · S 83% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 158° · S 77% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 77% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #36ECAA 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #36ECAA

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

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Tints & Shades of #36ECAA

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.

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

How #36ECAA 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#36ECAA
Protanopia#DADAAB
Protanomaly#B0E2AA
Deuteranopia#C7C7AE
Deuteranomaly#A2D7AD
Tritanopia#56E5E5
Tritanomaly#4BE8D0
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

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Using #36ECAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-36ecaa: #36ECAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #36ECAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-36ecaa': '#36ECAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.212, green: 0.925, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_36ecaa">#36ECAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#36ECAA"

More Green Colors

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

#36ECAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #36ECAA?

#36ECAA is a mid-tone green — rgb(54, 236, 170) in RGB and hsl(158, 83%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spearmint (#4FE7B0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.59.

What is the RGB value of #36ECAA?

#36ECAA is rgb(54, 236, 170) — red 54, green 236, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #36ECAA?

#36ECAA converts to approximately cmyk(77%, 0%, 28%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #36ECAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #36ECAA scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #36ECAA 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 16.6, which is visibly different.

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