HEX Color #16D3DB (Darkturquoise)

About #16D3DB

The hex code #16D3DB represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkturquoise. In the RGB color space, it consists of 22 red, 211 green, and 219 blue.

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 4% 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. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#16D3DB

RGB22, 211, 219

HSL182.4°, 81.7%, 47.3%

CMYK90%, 4%, 0%, 14%

HSV182.4°, 90.0%, 85.9%

LAB77.2, -38.6, -16.0

XYZ36.4, 51.9, 75.1

Decimal1496027

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#16D3DB #DA1E16

Analogous

#16DA80 #1670DA

Triadic

#DA16D2 #D2DA16

Tetradic

#8016DA #DA1E16 #70DA16

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#16D3DB

#2FD7DF

#49DCE3

#63E1E7

#7DE6EB

#97EBEF

#B1F0F3

#CBF5F7

#E5FAFB

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#16D3DB

#13BBC2

#11A4AA

#0E8C92

#0C7579

#095D61

#074649

#042E30

#021718

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.85:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

11.37:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.76:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

9.67:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #16D3DB; }

.text-color { color: #16D3DB; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #16D3DB; }

Similar Colors

Darkturquoise

#00CED1