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#16CDEC

#16cdec ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#16cdec is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 80.39% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.68% cyan, 13.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 188.69°, with 84.92% saturation and 50.59% 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 10.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.9.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#00ccff
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Relative luminance0.4989

Complementary

  1. #16cdec
  2. #ec3516

Split complementary

  1. #16cdec
  2. #ec1662
  3. #eca016

Analogous

  1. #16eca0
  2. #16cdec
  3. #1662ec

Triadic

  1. #16cdec
  2. #ec16cd
  3. #cdec16

Tetradic

  1. #16cdec
  2. #3516ec
  3. #ec3516
  4. #cdec16

Square

  1. #16cdec
  2. #a016ec
  3. #ec3516
  4. #62ec16

Monochromatic

  1. #085461
  2. #0e91a8
  3. #16cdec
  4. #5ddcf2
  5. #a3ebf8

Shades

#16cdec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16cdec
  2. #14b9d4
  3. #12a4bd
  4. #0f90a5
  5. #0d7b8e
  6. #0b6776
  7. #09525e
  8. #073e47
  9. #04292f
  10. #021518
  11. #000000

Tints

#16cdec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16cdec
  2. #2dd2ee
  3. #45d7f0
  4. #5cdcf2
  5. #73e1f4
  6. #8be6f6
  7. #a2ebf7
  8. #b9f0f9
  9. #d0f5fb
  10. #e8fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16cdec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16cdec
  2. #21c5e1
  3. #2bbed6
  4. #36b6cc
  5. #40aec1
  6. #4ba7b6
  7. #569fab
  8. #6097a0
  9. #6b8f96
  10. #75888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95c3d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7c6ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9db3ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d9d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92c9ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7dbeec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d4e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16cdec {
  color: #16cdec;
}
Background
.bg-16cdec {
  background-color: #16cdec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16cdec {
  border: 2px solid #16cdec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16cdec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 205 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16cdec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16cdec, #1662ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16cdec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 205 236 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.90 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.73 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.39 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.00 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.44 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.72 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.85 #e93213 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#16cdec  rgb(22, 205, 236)  hsl(189, 85%, 51%)  Sky Blue
#ec3516  rgb(236, 53, 22)  hsl(9, 85%, 51%)  Candy Apple Red
#ec16cd  rgb(236, 22, 205)  hsl(309, 85%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#cdec16  rgb(205, 236, 22)  hsl(69, 85%, 51%)  Pear