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#16C2BB

#16c2bb ≈ Tiffany Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#16c2bb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 76.08% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.61% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 177.56°, with 79.63% saturation and 42.35% 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 9.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tiffany Blue (#0abab5), ΔE 2.23.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#00cccc
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Relative luminance0.4234

Complementary

  1. #16c2bb
  2. #c2161d

Split complementary

  1. #16c2bb
  2. #c21673
  3. #c26516

Analogous

  1. #16c265
  2. #16c2bb
  3. #1673c2

Triadic

  1. #16c2bb
  2. #bb16c2
  3. #c2bb16

Tetradic

  1. #16c2bb
  2. #161dc2
  3. #c2161d
  4. #c2bb16

Square

  1. #16c2bb
  2. #6516c2
  3. #c2161d
  4. #73c216

Monochromatic

  1. #063937
  2. #0e7d79
  3. #16c2bb
  4. #3ce9e2
  5. #80f1ec

Shades

#16c2bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16c2bb
  2. #14afa8
  3. #129b96
  4. #0f8883
  5. #0d7470
  6. #0b615e
  7. #094e4b
  8. #073a38
  9. #042725
  10. #021313
  11. #000000

Tints

#16c2bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16c2bb
  2. #2dc8c2
  3. #45cec9
  4. #5cd4cf
  5. #73dad6
  6. #8be1dd
  7. #a2e7e4
  8. #b9edeb
  9. #d0f3f1
  10. #e8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16c2bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16c2bb
  2. #21bbb5
  3. #2bb5af
  4. #36aea9
  5. #40a8a3
  6. #4ba19e
  7. #569a98
  8. #609492
  9. #6b8d8c
  10. #758786
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bb6b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6b7bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1a7bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91bcbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80b3bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c5be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16c2bb {
  color: #16c2bb;
}
Background
.bg-16c2bb {
  background-color: #16c2bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16c2bb {
  border: 2px solid #16c2bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16c2bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 194 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 80% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16c2bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16c2bb, #1673c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16c2bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 194 187 / 0.35);
}

#0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 2.23 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 3.59 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.38 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.46 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.50 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.70 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 7.86 #e93d44 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Tiffany Blue
#16c2bb  rgb(22, 194, 187)  hsl(178, 80%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue
#c2161d  rgb(194, 22, 29)  hsl(358, 80%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#bb16c2  rgb(187, 22, 194)  hsl(298, 80%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#c2bb16  rgb(194, 187, 22)  hsl(58, 80%, 42%)  Old Gold