HEX Color #16F8F8 (Aqua)

About #16F8F8

The hex code #16F8F8 represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. Its closest recognized web color is Aqua. Its digital footprint relies on 22 parts red, 248 parts green, and 248 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 91% cyan and 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#16F8F8

RGB22, 248, 248

HSL180.0°, 94.2%, 52.9%

CMYK91%, 0%, 0%, 3%

HSV180.0°, 91.1%, 97.3%

LAB89.0, -46.5, -13.7

XYZ50.8, 74.1, 100.4

Decimal1505528

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#16F8F8 #F81515

Analogous

#15F887 #1586F8

Triadic

#F815F7 #F7F815

Tetradic

#8615F8 #F81515 #87F815

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#16F8F8

#2FF8F8

#49F9F9

#63FAFA

#7DFBFB

#97FBFB

#B1FCFC

#CBFDFD

#E5FEFE

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#16F8F8

#13DCDC

#11C0C0

#0EA5A5

#0C8989

#096E6E

#075252

#043737

#021B1B

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.33:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

15.82:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.27:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

13.45:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #16F8F8; }

.text-color { color: #16F8F8; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #16F8F8; }

Similar Colors

Aqua

#00FFFF