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#16DBCD

#16dbcd ≈ Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#16dbcd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 85.88% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.39% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 175.74°, with 81.74% saturation and 47.25% 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 12.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 1.81.

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Web safe#00cccc
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Relative luminance0.5524

Complementary

  1. #16dbcd
  2. #db1624

Split complementary

  1. #16dbcd
  2. #db1686
  3. #db6b16

Analogous

  1. #16db6b
  2. #16dbcd
  3. #1686db

Triadic

  1. #16dbcd
  2. #cd16db
  3. #dbcd16

Tetradic

  1. #16dbcd
  2. #1624db
  3. #db1624
  4. #dbcd16

Square

  1. #16dbcd
  2. #6b16db
  3. #db1624
  4. #86db16

Monochromatic

  1. #08504b
  2. #0f958c
  3. #16dbcd
  4. #50ede2
  5. #96f4ee

Shades

#16dbcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16dbcd
  2. #14c5b9
  3. #12afa4
  4. #0f9990
  5. #0d837b
  6. #0b6e67
  7. #095852
  8. #07423e
  9. #042c29
  10. #021615
  11. #000000

Tints

#16dbcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16dbcd
  2. #2ddfd2
  3. #45e2d7
  4. #5ce6dc
  5. #73e9e1
  6. #8bede6
  7. #a2f1eb
  8. #b9f4f0
  9. #d0f8f5
  10. #e8fbfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16dbcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16dbcd
  2. #21d2c5
  3. #2bc9be
  4. #36c0b6
  5. #40b7ae
  6. #4baea7
  7. #56a49f
  8. #609b97
  9. #6b928f
  10. #758988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ccec8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfcecd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7bdcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e0d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5d3cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92cace ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ded3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16dbcd {
  color: #16dbcd;
}
Background
.bg-16dbcd {
  background-color: #16dbcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16dbcd {
  border: 2px solid #16dbcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16dbcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 219 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16dbcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16dbcd, #1686db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16dbcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 219 205 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 1.81 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.32 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.21 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.77 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.38 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.81 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 8.67 #e92432 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#16dbcd  rgb(22, 219, 205)  hsl(176, 82%, 47%)  Turquoise
#db1624  rgb(219, 22, 36)  hsl(356, 82%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#cd16db  rgb(205, 22, 219)  hsl(296, 82%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#dbcd16  rgb(219, 205, 22)  hsl(56, 82%, 47%)  Citrine