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Recognised as Colour

#16C4A3

  • #16C4A3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#16C4A3 is a cyan with RGB values 22, 196, 163 and HSL 169°, 80%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#16C4A3#16C4A3
HEX#16C4A3
RGBrgb(22, 196, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.7686, 0.6392
RGB percentages8.6%, 76.9%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(168.6, 79.8%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.6, 88.8%, 76.9%)
CMYK88.8%, 0%, 16.8%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,492,131
CSS custom property--colour: #16C4A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.46:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#E93B5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDB7A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9A8A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00C6BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.1Turquoise · ΔE 14.3Light seagreen · ΔE 16.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C41637
Analogous#16C44C, #168EC4
Triadic#A316C4, #C4A316
Split complementary#C4168E, #C44C16
Tetradic#4C16C4, #C41637, #8EC416

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0F6E9
Lighter +30%#82F1DC
Lighter +20%#54ECCF
Lighter +10%#26E7C2
Darker −10%#11967D
Darker −20%#0C6857
Darker −30%#073A31
Darker −40%#010D0A
More saturated +25%#00DAB1
Less saturated −25%#31A992

Channel breakdown

R22
G196
B163
Red22 (8.6%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue168.62°
Saturation (HSL)79.82%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 16 · G C4 · B A3

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