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#36ddaa color: Malted Mint Madness

#36ddaa is rgb(54, 221, 170) in RGB and oklch(80.245% 0.15184 167.141) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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162°
100%

80.2%
0.152
167°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • emerald-300
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.74:1Hard to read
Lc -35
Black text
12.08:1Readable · AA
Lc 73

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About #36ddaa

#36ddaa is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 80.2% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 167°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.74:1 contrast and black text 12.08:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Malted Mint Madness (#11ddaa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-300.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #36ddaa mixed with white

  1. 36ddaa
  2. 59e1b2
  3. 72e5bb
  4. 88e8c3
  5. 9beccc
  6. aeefd4
  7. bff3dd
  8. cff6e5
  9. e0f9ee
  10. effcf6

Darker: #36ddaa mixed with black

  1. 36ddaa
  2. 2ec093
  3. 25a47d
  4. 1e8868
  5. 166e53
  6. 0f553f
  7. 083d2d
  8. 03261b
  9. 01110b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #36ddaa with less saturation

  1. 36ddaa
  2. 51daac
  3. 65d7ae
  4. 74d5b0
  5. 82d2b2
  6. 8ecfb4
  7. 99ccb6
  8. a3c8b8
  9. adc5ba
  10. b6c2bc

Questions about #36ddaa

What color is #36ddaa?

#36ddaa is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Malted Mint Madness. In RGB it is rgb(54, 221, 170), in HSL hsl(161.68, 71.06%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.245% 0.15184 167.141).

What colors go well with #36ddaa?

The complementary color of #36ddaa is #ff94d1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8ed570 and #00dbe0. The triadic partners are #b9b1ff and #ff9e66.

Is white or black text more readable on #36ddaa?

Black text reads better on #36ddaa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and black gives 12.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #36ddaa a warm or cool color?

#36ddaa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 167 degrees, its lightness 80.2% and its chroma 0.152.