Recognised as Colour
#16B58F
- #16B58F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#16B58F is a cyan with RGB values 22, 181, 143 and HSL 166°, 78%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#16B58F#16B58F
HEX#16B58F
RGBrgb(22, 181, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.7098, 0.5608
RGB percentages8.6%, 71%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(165.7, 78.3%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.7, 87.8%, 71%)
CMYK87.8%, 0%, 21%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,488,271
CSS custom property--colour: #16B58F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#E94A70
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5163C
Analogous#16B540, #168CB5
Triadic#8F16B5, #B58F16
Split complementary#B5168C, #B54016
Tetradic#3F16B5, #B5163C, #8CB516
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R22
G181
B143
Red22 (8.6%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue165.66°
Saturation (HSL)78.33%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 16 · G B5 · B 8F
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