What color is #36C8C1?

#36C8C1 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Medium Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #36C8C1?

The RGB value is 54, 200, 193: 54 red, 200 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #36C8C1?

The complementary color is #C8363D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #36C8C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#36C8C1 color

#36C8C1 rgb(54, 200, 193)

Shades of teal

The hex color #36C8C1 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 78.4% green and 75.7% blue (54, 200, 193).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 57% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#36C8C1 color codes

HEX	`#36C8C1`
RGB	`rgb(54, 200, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 78.4%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 57%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 73%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 0%, 4%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.51, -38.7, -7.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.51, 39.42, 190.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.797, 45.939, 57.633)`
Decimal	`3590337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #36C8C1, 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 #36C8C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#36C8C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #36C8C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #36c8c1; }
.text { color: #36c8c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #36c8c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 200 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #36c8c1, #3686c8); }

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Questions

What color is #36C8C1?: #36C8C1 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Medium Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #36C8C1?: The RGB value is 54, 200, 193: 54 red, 200 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #36C8C1?: The complementary color is #C8363D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #36C8C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.