HEX Color #16E2C5 (Turquoise)

About #16E2C5

The precise color #16E2C5 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Turquoise. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(22, 226, 197).

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 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#16E2C5

RGB22, 226, 197

HSL171.5°, 82.3%, 48.6%

CMYK90%, 0%, 13%, 11%

HSV171.5°, 90.3%, 88.6%

LAB81.1, -51.3, 1.5

XYZ37.6, 58.6, 62.2

Decimal1499845

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#16E2C5 #E21632

Analogous

#16E25F #1698E2

Triadic

#C516E2 #E2C516

Tetradic

#5F16E2 #E21632 #98E216

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#16E2C5

#2FE5CB

#49E8D1

#63EBD8

#7DEEDE

#97F2E5

#B1F5EB

#CBF8F2

#E5FBF8

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#16E2C5

#13C8AF

#11AF99

#0E9683

#0C7D6D

#096457

#074B41

#04322B

#021915

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.65:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

12.72:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.58:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

10.81:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #16E2C5; }

.text-color { color: #16E2C5; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #16E2C5; }

Similar Colors

Turquoise

#40E0D0