#16AFCC

A medium, vivid cyan closely aligning with Skyblue.

About #16AFCC

The precise color #16AFCC is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Skyblue. Its digital footprint relies on 22 parts red, 175 parts green, and 204 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 89% cyan and 14% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 189.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#16AFCC
RGB22, 175, 204
HSL189.6°, 80.5%, 44.3%
CMYK89%, 14%, 0%, 20%
HSV189.6°, 89.2%, 80.0%
LAB65.9, -26.1, -25.0
XYZ26.6, 35.2, 62.5
Decimal1486796

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.61:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.04:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.50:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.83:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

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

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