#16F0F0

A medium, vivid cyan closely aligning with Aqua.

About #16F0F0

The hex code #16F0F0 represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Aqua. Its digital footprint relies on 22 parts red, 240 parts green, and 240 parts blue light.

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 180.0° hue, 87.9% saturation, and 51.4% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#16F0F0
RGB22, 240, 240
HSL180.0°, 87.9%, 51.4%
CMYK91%, 0%, 0%, 6%
HSV180.0°, 90.8%, 94.1%
LAB86.4, -45.4, -13.4
XYZ47.2, 68.8, 93.2
Decimal1503472

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.42:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.76:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.36:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.54:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #16F0F0; }
.text-color { color: #16F0F0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #16F0F0; }

Similar Colors

Aqua
#00FFFF