#16E9C5
A medium, vivid cyan closely aligning with Turquoise.
About #16E9C5
When working with digital screens, the color #16E9C5 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Turquoise. Its digital footprint relies on 22 parts red, 233 parts green, and 197 parts blue light.
Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 91% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 169.8° hue, 82.7% saturation, and 50.0% lightness.
From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. 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#16E9C5
RGB22, 233, 197
HSL169.8°, 82.7%, 50.0%
CMYK91%, 0%, 15%, 9%
HSV169.8°, 90.6%, 91.4%
LAB83.2, -54.2, 4.5
XYZ39.5, 62.5, 62.8
Decimal1501637
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.56:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.50:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.49:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.47:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #16E9C5;
}
.text-color {
color: #16E9C5;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #16E9C5;
}