#16C5D3
A medium, vivid cyan closely aligning with Darkturquoise.
About #16C5D3
The hex code #16C5D3 represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkturquoise. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(22, 197, 211).
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 90% cyan and 7% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 184.4° hue, 81.1% saturation, and 45.7% lightness.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#16C5D3
RGB22, 197, 211
HSL184.4°, 81.1%, 45.7%
CMYK90%, 7%, 0%, 17%
HSV184.4°, 89.6%, 82.7%
LAB72.8, -34.6, -18.4
XYZ32.1, 44.8, 68.6
Decimal1492435
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.11:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.96:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.01:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.47:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #16C5D3;
}
.text-color {
color: #16C5D3;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #16C5D3;
}