#16AF8A

A dark, vivid cyan closely aligning with Mediumaquamarine.

About #16AF8A

At its core, #16AF8A is a dark and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumaquamarine. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 22, 175, and 138.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 87% C, 0% M, 21% Y, and 31% K. With a hue angle of 165.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#16AF8A
RGB22, 175, 138
HSL165.5°, 77.7%, 38.6%
CMYK87%, 0%, 21%, 31%
HSV165.5°, 87.4%, 68.6%
LAB63.9, -45.7, 8.6
XYZ20.2, 32.7, 29.3
Decimal1486730

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.79:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.53:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.66:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.40:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #16AF8A; }
.text-color { color: #16AF8A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #16AF8A; }

Similar Colors

Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA