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#16DBBC

#16dbbc ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#16dbbc is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 85.88% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.16% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 170.56°, with 81.74% saturation and 47.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. 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 11.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 4.95.

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Relative luminance0.5446

Complementary

  1. #16dbbc
  2. #db1635

Split complementary

  1. #16dbbc
  2. #db1697
  3. #db5916

Analogous

  1. #16db59
  2. #16dbbc
  3. #1697db

Triadic

  1. #16dbbc
  2. #bc16db
  3. #dbbc16

Tetradic

  1. #16dbbc
  2. #1635db
  3. #db1635
  4. #dbbc16

Square

  1. #16dbbc
  2. #5916db
  3. #db1635
  4. #97db16

Monochromatic

  1. #085045
  2. #0f9580
  3. #16dbbc
  4. #50edd5
  5. #96f4e5

Shades

#16dbbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16dbbc
  2. #14c5a9
  3. #12af96
  4. #0f9984
  5. #0d8371
  6. #0b6e5e
  7. #09584b
  8. #074238
  9. #042c26
  10. #021613
  11. #000000

Tints

#16dbbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16dbbc
  2. #2ddfc3
  3. #45e2c9
  4. #5ce6d0
  5. #73e9d7
  6. #8bedde
  7. #a2f1e4
  8. #b9f4eb
  9. #d0f8f2
  10. #e8fbf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16dbbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16dbbc
  2. #21d2b6
  3. #2bc9b0
  4. #36c0aa
  5. #40b7a4
  6. #4bae9e
  7. #56a498
  8. #609b92
  9. #6b928c
  10. #758986
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9bcdc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2cdbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbcbe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ded2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8d3bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95c9bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ddc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16dbbc {
  color: #16dbbc;
}
Background
.bg-16dbbc {
  background-color: #16dbbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16dbbc {
  border: 2px solid #16dbbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16dbbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 219 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 171 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16dbbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16dbbc, #1697db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16dbbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 219 188 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.95 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.02 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 6.89 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.40 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.64 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 9.51 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 9.77 #e92443 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#16dbbc  rgb(22, 219, 188)  hsl(171, 82%, 47%)  Turquoise
#db1635  rgb(219, 22, 53)  hsl(351, 82%, 47%)  Crimson
#bc16db  rgb(188, 22, 219)  hsl(291, 82%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#dbbc16  rgb(219, 188, 22)  hsl(51, 82%, 47%)  Old Gold