Recognised as Colour
#16887F
- #16887F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#16887F is a cyan with RGB values 22, 136, 127 and HSL 175°, 72%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#16887F#16887F
HEX#16887F
RGBrgb(22, 136, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.5333, 0.498
RGB percentages8.6%, 53.3%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(175.3, 72.2%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.3, 83.8%, 53.3%)
CMYK83.8%, 0%, 6.6%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,476,735
CSS custom property--colour: #16887F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#E97780
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#88161F
Analogous#168846, #165888
Triadic#7F1688, #887F16
Split complementary#881658, #884616
Tetradic#461688, #88161F, #588816
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R22
G136
B127
Red22 (8.6%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue175.26°
Saturation (HSL)72.15%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 16 · G 88 · B 7F
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