Recognised as Colour
#16FFE1
- #16FFE1
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aquamarine
#16FFE1 is a cyan with RGB values 22, 255, 225 and HSL 172°, 100%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.
Colour values
#16FFE1#16FFE1
HEX#16FFE1
RGBrgb(22, 255, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 1, 0.8824
RGB percentages8.6%, 100%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(172.3, 100%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.3, 91.4%, 100%)
CMYK91.4%, 0%, 11.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,507,297
CSS custom property--colour: #16FFE1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.77127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.43:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#E9001E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FF1634
Analogous#16FF6C, #16A9FF
Triadic#E116FF, #FFE116
Split complementary#FF16A9, #FF6C16
Tetradic#6C16FF, #FF1634, #A9FF16
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R22
G255
B225
Red22 (8.6%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue172.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 16 · G FF · B E1
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