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#16AFDF

#16afdf ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#16afdf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 68.63% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.13% cyan, 21.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 194.33°, with 82.04% saturation and 48.04% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.57.

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Relative luminance0.3616

Complementary

  1. #16afdf
  2. #df4616

Split complementary

  1. #16afdf
  2. #df164a
  3. #dfab16

Analogous

  1. #16dfab
  2. #16afdf
  3. #164adf

Triadic

  1. #16afdf
  2. #df16af
  3. #afdf16

Tetradic

  1. #16afdf
  2. #4616df
  3. #df4616
  4. #afdf16

Square

  1. #16afdf
  2. #ab16df
  3. #df4616
  4. #4adf16

Monochromatic

  1. #084254
  2. #0f7899
  3. #16afdf
  4. #53c9ee
  5. #99dff5

Shades

#16afdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16afdf
  2. #149ec9
  3. #128cb2
  4. #0f7b9c
  5. #0d6986
  6. #0b5870
  7. #094659
  8. #073543
  9. #04232d
  10. #021216
  11. #000000

Tints

#16afdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16afdf
  2. #2db7e2
  3. #45bfe5
  4. #5cc7e9
  5. #73cfec
  6. #8bd7ef
  7. #a2dff2
  8. #b9e7f5
  9. #d0eff9
  10. #e8f7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16afdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16afdf
  2. #21aad6
  3. #2ba6cc
  4. #36a1c3
  5. #409cb9
  6. #4b98b0
  7. #5693a6
  8. #608e9d
  9. #6b8993
  10. #75858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81a7be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95ace1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d9bde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #77ade0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #63a3df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b7cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16afdf {
  color: #16afdf;
}
Background
.bg-16afdf {
  background-color: #16afdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16afdf {
  border: 2px solid #16afdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16afdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 175 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 82% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16afdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16afdf, #164adf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16afdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 175 223 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.57 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.41 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.58 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.90 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.04 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.40 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.93 #e95020 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#16afdf  rgb(22, 175, 223)  hsl(194, 82%, 48%)  Deep Sky Blue
#df4616  rgb(223, 70, 22)  hsl(14, 82%, 48%)  Flame
#df16af  rgb(223, 22, 175)  hsl(314, 82%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#afdf16  rgb(175, 223, 22)  hsl(74, 82%, 48%)  June Bud