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Recognised as Colour

#16A6B7

  • #16A6B7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark cyan

#16A6B7 is a cyan with RGB values 22, 166, 183 and HSL 186°, 79%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.

Colour values

#16A6B7#16A6B7
HEX#16A6B7
RGBrgb(22, 166, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.651, 0.7176
RGB percentages8.6%, 65.1%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(186.3, 78.5%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.3, 88%, 71.8%)
CMYK88%, 9.3%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,484,471
CSS custom property--colour: #16A6B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#E95948

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#969FB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8291B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00AEABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark cyan · ΔE 14.2Cadetblue · ΔE 14.4Light seagreen · ΔE 15.7Teal · ΔE 17.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark cyan (#008B8B)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B72716
Analogous#16B778, #1655B7
Triadic#B716A6, #A6B716
Split complementary#B71655, #B77816
Tetradic#7816B7, #B72716, #56B716

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5ECF4
Lighter +30%#77E2EF
Lighter +20%#4AD8E9
Lighter +10%#1CCFE4
Darker −10%#117D89
Darker −20%#0B535C
Darker −30%#062A2E
Darker −40%#000101
More saturated +25%#00B7CD
Less saturated −25%#30929D

Channel breakdown

R22
G166
B183
Red22 (8.6%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue186.34°
Saturation (HSL)78.54%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G A6 · B B7

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