Information about #36555C color

#36555C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#36555C falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(54, 85, 92) — 21.2% red, 33.3% green, 36.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 3 / 0 / 64. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #36555C reads as a mildly saturated aqua cyan and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Oracle (#395555). Nearby in the Register you will also find Explorer (#374E59) and Marathon (#305563).

The recipe behind #36555C is rgb(54, 85, 92), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.6:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#36555C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#36555C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #36555C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Oracle color link
Oracle

#395555

Explorer color link
Explorer

#374E59

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Navigate color link
Navigate

#304E5E

Spectra color link
Spectra

#2F5A57

Lucifer color link
Lucifer

#2E5060

Jetsetter color link
Jetsetter

#40505A

Ivanhoe color link
Ivanhoe

#3B4C57

Timekeeper color link
Timekeeper

#41595A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#36555C
  • RGB54, 85, 92
  • CMYK15, 3, 0, 64
  • CSSrgb(54, 85, 92)
  • HSL191°, 26%, 29%
  • HSL Precise191.053°, 26.027%, 28.627%
  • HSV191°, 41%, 36%
  • HSB191°, 41%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.212, 0.333, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.212, 0.333, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.212, 0.333, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB21.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID36555C
  • DECIMAL ID3560796
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01