HEX Color #16BDBD (Lightseagreen)

About #16BDBD

The hex code #16BDBD represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. Its closest recognized web color is Lightseagreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 22 red, 189 green, and 189 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 88% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 180.0° hue, 79.1% saturation, and 41.4% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#16BDBD

RGB22, 189, 189

HSL180.0°, 79.1%, 41.4%

CMYK88%, 0%, 0%, 26%

HSV180.0°, 88.4%, 74.1%

LAB69.6, -37.6, -11.1

XYZ27.7, 40.2, 54.5

Decimal1490365

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#16BDBD #BD1616

Analogous

#16BD69 #1669BD

Triadic

#BD16BC #BCBD16

Tetradic

#6916BD #BD1616 #69BD16

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#16BDBD

#2FC4C4

#49CBCB

#63D3D3

#7DDADA

#97E1E1

#B1E9E9

#CBF0F0

#E5F7F7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#16BDBD

#13A8A8

#119393

#0E7E7E

#0C6969

#095454

#073F3F

#042A2A

#021515

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.32:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

9.05:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.22:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

7.69:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

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

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

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

Similar Colors

Lightseagreen

#20B2AA