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#16BCB2

#16bcb2 ≈ Tiffany Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#16bcb2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 73.73% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.32% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 176.39°, with 79.05% saturation and 41.18% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tiffany Blue (#0abab5), ΔE 1.82.

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Relative luminance0.3935

Complementary

  1. #16bcb2
  2. #bc1620

Split complementary

  1. #16bcb2
  2. #bc1673
  3. #bc5f16

Analogous

  1. #16bc5f
  2. #16bcb2
  3. #1673bc

Triadic

  1. #16bcb2
  2. #b216bc
  3. #bcb216

Tetradic

  1. #16bcb2
  2. #1620bc
  3. #bc1620
  4. #bcb216

Square

  1. #16bcb2
  2. #5f16bc
  3. #bc1620
  4. #73bc16

Monochromatic

  1. #063330
  2. #0e7871
  3. #16bcb2
  4. #37e8dd
  5. #7bf0e9

Shades

#16bcb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16bcb2
  2. #14a9a0
  3. #12968e
  4. #0f847d
  5. #0d716b
  6. #0b5e59
  7. #094b47
  8. #073835
  9. #042624
  10. #021312
  11. #000000

Tints

#16bcb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16bcb2
  2. #2dc3ba
  3. #45c9c1
  4. #5cd0c9
  5. #73d7d1
  6. #8bded9
  7. #a2e4e0
  8. #b9ebe8
  9. #d0f2f0
  10. #e8f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16bcb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16bcb2
  2. #21b6ad
  3. #2bb0a8
  4. #36aaa3
  5. #40a49e
  6. #4b9e99
  7. #569894
  8. #60928f
  9. #6b8c8a
  10. #758685
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86b1ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1b1b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ca2b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c1b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8db6b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7dadb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bfb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16bcb2 {
  color: #16bcb2;
}
Background
.bg-16bcb2 {
  background-color: #16bcb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16bcb2 {
  border: 2px solid #16bcb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16bcb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 188 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16bcb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16bcb2, #1673bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16bcb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 188 178 / 0.35);
}

#0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 1.82 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 2.80 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.66 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.55 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.24 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.64 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.39 #e9434d Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Tiffany Blue
#16bcb2  rgb(22, 188, 178)  hsl(176, 79%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue
#bc1620  rgb(188, 22, 32)  hsl(356, 79%, 41%)  Firebrick
#b216bc  rgb(178, 22, 188)  hsl(296, 79%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#bcb216  rgb(188, 178, 22)  hsl(56, 79%, 41%)  Old Gold