HEX Color #16AFBD (Lightseagreen)

About #16AFBD

The hex code #16AFBD represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Lightseagreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 22, 175, and 189.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 88% cyan and 7% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 185.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#16AFBD

RGB22, 175, 189

HSL185.0°, 79.1%, 41.4%

CMYK88%, 7%, 0%, 26%

HSV185.0°, 88.4%, 74.1%

LAB65.4, -31.0, -17.5

XYZ24.8, 34.5, 53.5

Decimal1486781

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#16AFBD #BD2316

Analogous

#16BD77 #165BBD

Triadic

#BD16AF #AFBD16

Tetradic

#7716BD #BD2316 #5BBD16

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#16AFBD

#2FB7C4

#49C0CB

#63C9D3

#7DD2DA

#97DBE1

#B1E4E9

#CBEDF0

#E5F6F7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#16AFBD

#139BA8

#118893

#0E747E

#0C6169

#094D54

#073A3F

#04262A

#021315

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.66:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

7.90:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.54:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

6.72:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #16AFBD; }

.text-color { color: #16AFBD; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #16AFBD; }

Similar Colors

Lightseagreen

#20B2AA