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Recognised as Colour

#16BEA2

  • #16BEA2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#16BEA2 is a cyan with RGB values 22, 190, 162 and HSL 170°, 79%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#16BEA2#16BEA2
HEX#16BEA2
RGBrgb(22, 190, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.7451, 0.6353
RGB percentages8.6%, 74.5%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(170, 79.2%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170, 88.4%, 74.5%)
CMYK88.4%, 0%, 14.7%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,490,594
CSS custom property--colour: #16BEA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#E9415D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6B1A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A3A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00C1B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.1Light seagreen · ΔE 12.9Turquoise · ΔE 14.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE1632
Analogous#16BE4E, #1686BE
Triadic#A216BE, #BEA216
Split complementary#BE1686, #BE4E16
Tetradic#4E16BE, #BE1632, #86BE16

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ABF5E9
Lighter +30%#7DF0DD
Lighter +20%#4FEBD1
Lighter +10%#22E5C5
Darker −10%#11907B
Darker −20%#0B6354
Darker −30%#06352D
Darker −40%#010706
More saturated +25%#00D4B1
Less saturated −25%#31A390

Channel breakdown

R22
G190
B162
Red22 (8.6%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue170°
Saturation (HSL)79.25%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 16 · G BE · B A2

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