HEX Color #16E9F8 (Darkturquoise)

About #16E9F8

The precise color #16E9F8 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Darkturquoise. In the RGB color space, it consists of 22 red, 233 green, and 248 blue.

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 6% 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. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#16E9F8

RGB22, 233, 248

HSL184.0°, 94.2%, 52.9%

CMYK91%, 6%, 0%, 3%

HSV184.0°, 91.1%, 97.3%

LAB84.6, -39.9, -20.3

XYZ46.4, 65.2, 99.0

Decimal1501688

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#16E9F8 #F82415

Analogous

#15F896 #1577F8

Triadic

#F815E8 #E9F815

Tetradic

#9615F8 #F82415 #77F815

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#16E9F8

#2FEBF8

#49EDF9

#63F0FA

#7DF2FB

#97F5FB

#B1F7FC

#CBFAFD

#E5FCFE

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#16E9F8

#13CFDC

#11B5C0

#0E9BA5

#0C8189

#09676E

#074D52

#043337

#02191B

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.50:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

14.05:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.43:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

11.94:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #16E9F8; }

.text-color { color: #16E9F8; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #16E9F8; }

Similar Colors

Darkturquoise

#00CED1