HEX Color #16D3CC (Mediumturquoise)

About #16D3CC

At its core, #16D3CC is a medium and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumturquoise. Its digital footprint relies on 22 parts red, 211 parts green, and 204 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 90% cyan and 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. 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#16D3CC

RGB22, 211, 204

HSL177.8°, 81.1%, 45.7%

CMYK90%, 0%, 3%, 17%

HSV177.8°, 89.6%, 82.7%

LAB76.8, -43.0, -8.6

XYZ34.5, 51.1, 65.2

Decimal1496012

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#16D3CC #D3161C

Analogous

#16D36D #167BD3

Triadic

#CC16D3 #D3CC16

Tetradic

#6D16D3 #D3161C #7BD316

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#16D3CC

#2FD7D1

#49DCD7

#63E1DD

#7DE6E2

#97EBE8

#B1F0EE

#CBF5F3

#E5FAF9

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#16D3CC

#13BBB5

#11A49E

#0E8C88

#0C7571

#095D5A

#074644

#042E2D

#021716

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.87:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

11.22:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.79:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

9.54:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #16D3CC; }

.text-color { color: #16D3CC; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #16D3CC; }

Similar Colors

Mediumturquoise

#48D1CC