HEX Color #16F0F8 (Aqua)

About #16F0F8

The hex code #16F0F8 represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. Designers often compare it to the standard color Aqua. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 22, 240, and 248.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 91% cyan and 3% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#16F0F8

RGB22, 240, 248

HSL182.1°, 94.2%, 52.9%

CMYK91%, 3%, 0%, 3%

HSV182.1°, 91.1%, 97.3%

LAB86.6, -43.0, -17.2

XYZ48.4, 69.3, 99.6

Decimal1503480

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#16F0F8 #F81E15

Analogous

#15F88F #157EF8

Triadic

#F815EF #EFF815

Tetradic

#8F15F8 #F81E15 #7EF815

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#16F0F8

#2FF1F8

#49F3F9

#63F5FA

#7DF6FB

#97F8FB

#B1FAFC

#CBFBFD

#E5FDFE

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#16F0F8

#13D5DC

#11BAC0

#0EA0A5

#0C8589

#096A6E

#075052

#043537

#021A1B

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.41:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

14.85:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.35:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

12.63:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #16F0F8; }

.text-color { color: #16F0F8; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #16F0F8; }

Similar Colors

Aqua

#00FFFF