What color is #36817E?

#36817E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Jade Jewel. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36817E?

The RGB value is 54, 129, 126: 54 red, 129 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36817E?

The complementary color is #813639, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36817E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36817E color

#36817E rgb(54, 129, 126)

Shades of teal

The hex color #36817E is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 50.6% green and 49.4% blue (54, 129, 126).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 41% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Jade Jewel (#247E81), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#36817E color codes

HEX	`#36817E`
RGB	`rgb(54, 129, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 50.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 41%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 58%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.48, -23.75, -5.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.48, 24.35, 192.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.136, 17.99, 22.515)`
Decimal	`3572094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36817E, 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 #36817E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#36817E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	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 #36817E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36817e; }
.text { color: #36817e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36817e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 129 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36817e, #365e81); }

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Questions

What color is #36817E?: #36817E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Jade Jewel. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36817E?: The RGB value is 54, 129, 126: 54 red, 129 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36817E?: The complementary color is #813639, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36817E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.