What color is #36A5C9?

#36A5C9 is a moderate cyan known as Laguna. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Laguna?

The RGB value is 54, 165, 201: 54 red, 165 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Laguna?

The complementary color is #C95A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36A5C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Laguna color: hex code #36A5C9

#36A5C9 rgb(54, 165, 201)

Shades of teal

Laguna has the hex code #36A5C9. It is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 64.7% green and 78.8% blue (54, 165, 201).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 58% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

Laguna (#36A5C9) color codes

HEX	`#36A5C9`
RGB	`rgb(54, 165, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 64.7%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 58%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 73%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 18%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.27, -19.13, -27.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.27, 33.38, 235.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.515, 31.909, 60.061)`
Decimal	`3581385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Laguna, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #36A5C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#36A5C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #36A5C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36a5c9; }
.text { color: #36a5c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36a5c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 165 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36a5c9, #365cc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

See #36A5C9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #36A5C9?: #36A5C9 is a moderate cyan known as Laguna. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Laguna?: The RGB value is 54, 165, 201: 54 red, 165 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Laguna?: The complementary color is #C95A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36A5C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.