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Colour

#16D4CE

  • #16D4CE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#16D4CE is a cyan with RGB values 22, 212, 206 and HSL 178°, 81%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#16D4CE#16D4CE
HEX#16D4CE
RGBrgb(22, 212, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.8314, 0.8078
RGB percentages8.6%, 83.1%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(178.1, 81.2%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.1, 89.6%, 83.1%)
CMYK89.6%, 0%, 2.8%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,496,270
CSS custom property--colour: #16D4CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.34:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#E92B31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6C8CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFB7CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00DAD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 5.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 5.6Turquoise · ΔE 6.7Light seagreen · ΔE 12.9Aqua · ΔE 15.7Cyan · ΔE 15.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 5.51, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4161C
Analogous#16D46F, #167BD4
Triadic#CE16D4, #D4CE16
Split complementary#D4167B, #D46F16
Tetradic#6F16D4, #D4161C, #7BD416

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEF8F6
Lighter +30%#90F3F0
Lighter +20%#61EFEA
Lighter +10%#33EAE4
Darker −10%#11A6A1
Darker −20%#0C7874
Darker −30%#084947
Darker −40%#031B1A
More saturated +25%#00EAE3
Less saturated −25%#33B7B3

Channel breakdown

R22
G212
B206
Red22 (8.6%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue178.11°
Saturation (HSL)81.2%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 16 · G D4 · B CE

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