#16E9F0
A medium, vivid cyan closely aligning with Aqua.
About #16E9F0
At its core, #16E9F0 is a medium and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Aqua. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(22, 233, 240).
For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 91% cyan and 3% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 181.9° hue, 87.9% saturation, and 51.4% lightness.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#16E9F0
RGB22, 233, 240
HSL181.9°, 87.9%, 51.4%
CMYK91%, 3%, 0%, 6%
HSV181.9°, 90.8%, 94.1%
LAB84.3, -42.3, -16.4
XYZ45.2, 64.7, 92.6
Decimal1501680
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.51:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.95:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.44:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.86:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #16E9F0;
}
.text-color {
color: #16E9F0;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #16E9F0;
}