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Recognised as Colour

#16B4C2

  • #16B4C2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#16B4C2 is a cyan with RGB values 22, 180, 194 and HSL 185°, 80%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#16B4C2#16B4C2
HEX#16B4C2
RGBrgb(22, 180, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.7059, 0.7608
RGB percentages8.6%, 70.6%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(184.9, 79.6%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.9, 88.7%, 76.1%)
CMYK88.7%, 7.2%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,488,066
CSS custom property--colour: #16B4C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.34:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#E94B3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4ACC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F9CC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Tritanopia#00BCB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.4Light seagreen · ΔE 12.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.7Cadetblue · ΔE 17Dark cyan · ΔE 17.3Teal · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 12.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C22416
Analogous#16C27A, #165EC2
Triadic#C216B4, #B4C216
Split complementary#C2165E, #C27A16
Tetradic#7A16C2, #C22416, #5EC216

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEF0F6
Lighter +30%#80E7F1
Lighter +20%#53DFEB
Lighter +10%#25D6E6
Darker −10%#118994
Darker −20%#0C5F66
Darker −30%#063439
Darker −40%#010A0B
More saturated +25%#00C6D8
Less saturated −25%#319DA7

Channel breakdown

R22
G180
B194
Red22 (8.6%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue184.88°
Saturation (HSL)79.63%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G B4 · B C2

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