What color is #36A27E?

#36A27E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Herbal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36A27E?

The RGB value is 54, 162, 126: 54 red, 162 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36A27E?

The complementary color is #A2365A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36A27E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36A27E color

#36A27E rgb(54, 162, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #36A27E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 63.5% green and 49.4% blue (54, 162, 126).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 50% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Herbal (#29AB87), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#36A27E color codes

HEX	`#36A27E`
RGB	`rgb(54, 162, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 63.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 50%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 67%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 22%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.01, -39.39, 9.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.01, 40.61, 165.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.206, 28.129, 24.205)`
Decimal	`3580542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36A27E, 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 #36A27E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#36A27E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #36A27E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36a27e; }
.text { color: #36a27e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36a27e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 162 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36a27e, #3690a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #36A27E?: #36A27E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Herbal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36A27E?: The RGB value is 54, 162, 126: 54 red, 162 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36A27E?: The complementary color is #A2365A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36A27E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.