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Recognised as Colour

#16A08A

  • #16A08A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#16A08A is a cyan with RGB values 22, 160, 138 and HSL 170°, 76%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#16A08A#16A08A
HEX#16A08A
RGBrgb(22, 160, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.6275, 0.5412
RGB percentages8.6%, 62.7%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(170.4, 75.8%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.4, 86.3%, 62.7%)
CMYK86.3%, 0%, 13.8%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,482,890
CSS custom property--colour: #16A08A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#E95F75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999589no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#88898Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A399no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 10.7Dark cyan · ΔE 15.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.9Teal · ΔE 18.3Sea green · ΔE 19.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 10.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0162C
Analogous#16A045, #1671A0
Triadic#8A16A0, #A08A16
Split complementary#A01671, #A04516
Tetradic#4516A0, #A0162C, #71A016

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#92F0E1
Lighter +30%#65EAD5
Lighter +20%#38E4C8
Lighter +10%#1CCDB1
Darker −10%#107363
Darker −20%#0A463D
Darker −30%#041916
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00B699
Less saturated −25%#2D897B

Channel breakdown

R22
G160
B138
Red22 (8.6%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue170.43°
Saturation (HSL)75.82%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 16 · G A0 · B 8A

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