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Recognised as Colour

#16D4DF

  • #16D4DF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#16D4DF is a cyan with RGB values 22, 212, 223 and HSL 183°, 82%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#16D4DF#16D4DF
HEX#16D4DF
RGBrgb(22, 212, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.8314, 0.8745
RGB percentages8.6%, 83.1%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(183.3, 82%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.3, 90.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK90.1%, 4.9%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,496,287
CSS custom property--colour: #16D4DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.52:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#E92B20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3CAE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAB8E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Tritanopia#00DDD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 5.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.2Turquoise · ΔE 15.3Light seagreen · ΔE 16.3Aqua · ΔE 17.3Cyan · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 5.12, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF2116
Analogous#16DF86, #166FDF
Triadic#DF16D4, #D4DF16
Split complementary#DF166F, #DF8616
Tetradic#8616DF, #DF2116, #6FDF16

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7F7FA
Lighter +30%#99F0F5
Lighter +20%#6BE9F0
Lighter +10%#3CE2EC
Darker −10%#11A8B1
Darker −20%#0D7C82
Darker −30%#085054
Darker −40%#042325
More saturated +25%#00E8F5
Less saturated −25%#35B9C0

Channel breakdown

R22
G212
B223
Red22 (8.6%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue183.28°
Saturation (HSL)82.04%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 16 · G D4 · B DF

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