#16E9DB
A medium, vivid cyan closely aligning with Turquoise.
About #16E9DB
At its core, #16E9DB is a medium and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Turquoise. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(22, 233, 219).
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 91% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 176.0° hue, 82.7% saturation, and 50.0% lightness.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#16E9DB
RGB22, 233, 219
HSL176.0°, 82.7%, 50.0%
CMYK91%, 0%, 6%, 9%
HSV176.0°, 90.6%, 91.4%
LAB83.7, -48.3, -6.3
XYZ42.3, 63.6, 77.1
Decimal1501659
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.53:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.71:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.46:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.66:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #16E9DB;
}
.text-color {
color: #16E9DB;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #16E9DB;
}