What color is #36A69D?

#36A69D is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Silken Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36A69D?

The RGB value is 54, 166, 157: 54 red, 166 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36A69D?

The complementary color is #A6363F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36A69D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36A69D color

#36A69D rgb(54, 166, 157)

Shades of teal

The hex color #36A69D is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 65.1% green and 61.6% blue (54, 166, 157).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 51% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Silken Jade (#11A39E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#36A69D color codes

HEX	`#36A69D`
RGB	`rgb(54, 166, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 65.1%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 51%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 67%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.07, -33.1, -4.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.07, 33.41, 187.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.241, 30.489, 36.657)`
Decimal	`3581597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36A69D, 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 #36A69D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#36A69D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #36A69D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36a69d; }
.text { color: #36a69d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36a69d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 166 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36a69d, #3677a6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #36A69D?: #36A69D is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Silken Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36A69D?: The RGB value is 54, 166, 157: 54 red, 166 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36A69D?: The complementary color is #A6363F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36A69D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.