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#16C2BC

#16c2bc ≈ Tiffany Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#16c2bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.09% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 177.91°, 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 9.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tiffany Blue (#0abab5), ΔE 2.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#00cccc
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Relative luminance0.4238

Complementary

  1. #16c2bc
  2. #c2161c

Split complementary

  1. #16c2bc
  2. #c21672
  3. #c26616

Analogous

  1. #16c266
  2. #16c2bc
  3. #1672c2

Triadic

  1. #16c2bc
  2. #bc16c2
  3. #c2bc16

Tetradic

  1. #16c2bc
  2. #161cc2
  3. #c2161c
  4. #c2bc16

Square

  1. #16c2bc
  2. #6616c2
  3. #c2161c
  4. #72c216

Monochromatic

  1. #063937
  2. #0e7d79
  3. #16c2bc
  4. #3ce9e3
  5. #80f1ed

Shades

#16c2bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16c2bc
  2. #14afa9
  3. #129b96
  4. #0f8884
  5. #0d7471
  6. #0b615e
  7. #094e4b
  8. #073a38
  9. #042726
  10. #021313
  11. #000000

Tints

#16c2bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16c2bc
  2. #2dc8c3
  3. #45cec9
  4. #5cd4d0
  5. #73dad7
  6. #8be1de
  7. #a2e7e4
  8. #b9edeb
  9. #d0f3f2
  10. #e8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16c2bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16c2bc
  2. #21bbb6
  3. #2bb5b0
  4. #36aeaa
  5. #40a8a4
  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 9.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bb6b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6b7bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0a7bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91bcbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80b3bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c5be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16c2bc {
  color: #16c2bc;
}
Background
.bg-16c2bc {
  background-color: #16c2bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16c2bc {
  border: 2px solid #16c2bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16c2bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 194 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 80% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16c2bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16c2bc, #1672c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16c2bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 194 188 / 0.35);
}

#0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 2.17 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 3.35 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.38 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.43 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 4.45 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.45 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 7.97 #e93d43 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Tiffany Blue
#16c2bc  rgb(22, 194, 188)  hsl(178, 80%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue
#c2161c  rgb(194, 22, 28)  hsl(358, 80%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#bc16c2  rgb(188, 22, 194)  hsl(298, 80%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#c2bc16  rgb(194, 188, 22)  hsl(58, 80%, 42%)  Old Gold