HEX Color #16D3B6 (Turquoise)

About #16D3B6

The hex code #16D3B6 represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Turquoise. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 22, 211, and 182.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 90% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 170.8° hue, 81.1% saturation, and 45.7% lightness.

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. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#16D3B6

RGB22, 211, 182

HSL170.8°, 81.1%, 45.7%

CMYK90%, 0%, 14%, 17%

HSV170.8°, 89.6%, 82.7%

LAB76.2, -49.1, 2.3

XYZ32.1, 50.1, 52.2

Decimal1495990

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#16D3B6 #D31632

Analogous

#16D357 #1691D3

Triadic

#B516D3 #D3B516

Tetradic

#5716D3 #D31632 #91D316

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#16D3B6

#2FD7BE

#49DCC6

#63E1CE

#7DE6D6

#97EBDE

#B1F0E6

#CBF5EE

#E5FAF6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#16D3B6

#13BBA1

#11A48D

#0E8C79

#0C7565

#095D50

#07463C

#042E28

#021714

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.90:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

11.03:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.82:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

9.37:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #16D3B6; }

.text-color { color: #16D3B6; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #16D3B6; }

Similar Colors

Turquoise

#40E0D0