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#36cdcd

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: turquoise

RGB
54, 205, 205
HSL
180°, 60%, 51%
CMYK
74, 0, 0, 20
Luminance
0.4885

Every format

HEX#36cdcd
RGBrgb(54, 205, 205)
HSLhsl(180, 60%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(74%, 0%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(75.4 -37.6 -11.2)
LCHlch(75.4 39.2 196.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.773 0.121 194.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #36cdcd;
background-color: #36cdcd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#36cdcd] bg-[#36cdcd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #36cdcd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.212, green: 0.804, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#36cdcd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#36cdcd on white: 1.95:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#36cdcd on black: 10.77:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red21.2%
Green80.4%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan73.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#36cdcd text on a black background

contrast 10.77:1

Card sample

#36cdcd text on a white background

contrast 1.95:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #36cdcd;
Background color
Panel with #36cdcd background
background-color: #36cdcd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #36cdcd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(54, 205, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(54, 205, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #36cdcd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36cdcd, #3668CD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #36cdcd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #36cdcd in the Color Lab