#16E9FF

A medium, vivid cyan closely aligning with Darkturquoise.

About #16E9FF

The precise color #16E9FF is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkturquoise. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(22, 233, 255).

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 9% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 185.7 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

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#16E9FF
RGB22, 233, 255
HSL185.7°, 100.0%, 54.3%
CMYK91%, 9%, 0%, 0%
HSV185.7°, 91.4%, 100.0%
LAB84.8, -37.8, -23.6
XYZ47.5, 65.7, 104.8
Decimal1501695

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.49:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.13:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.42:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.02:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #16E9FF; }
.text-color { color: #16E9FF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #16E9FF; }

Similar Colors

Darkturquoise
#00CED1