Palettes / Colors / #36CE99

#36CE99 — Green

#36CE99 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #36CE99 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#36CE99 is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CE366B; it also sits naturally between #36CE4D and #36B7CE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 21% · Green 81% · Blue 60%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 19%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #36CE99

.text { color: #36CE99; }
.background { background-color: #36CE99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #36CE99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(54, 206, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(159, 61%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #36CE99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(54, 206, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #36CE99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(54, 206, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#36CE99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#36CE99">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CE366B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #36CE99: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #36CE99

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #36CE99 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #36CE99 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #36CE98  ·  #36CE9A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #36CE99?

#36CE99 is Green, a green color (RGB 54, 206, 153). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #36CE99?

#36CE99 is RGB 54, 206, 153 — HSL 159°, 61%, 51% — CMYK 74%, 0%, 26%, 19%.

What colors go with #36CE99?

Its complement is #CE366B; analogous partners are #36CE4D and #36B7CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #36CE99 for text?

Black text on #36CE99 has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.