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#16DFC2

#16dfc2 ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#16dfc2 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 87.45% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 171.34°, with 82.04% saturation and 48.04% 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 12.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 4.14.

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Relative luminance0.5684

Complementary

  1. #16dfc2
  2. #df1633

Split complementary

  1. #16dfc2
  2. #df1698
  3. #df5d16

Analogous

  1. #16df5d
  2. #16dfc2
  3. #1698df

Triadic

  1. #16dfc2
  2. #c216df
  3. #dfc216

Tetradic

  1. #16dfc2
  2. #1633df
  3. #df1633
  4. #dfc216

Square

  1. #16dfc2
  2. #5d16df
  3. #df1633
  4. #98df16

Monochromatic

  1. #085449
  2. #0f9985
  3. #16dfc2
  4. #53eed8
  5. #99f5e8

Shades

#16dfc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16dfc2
  2. #14c9af
  3. #12b29b
  4. #0f9c88
  5. #0d8674
  6. #0b7061
  7. #09594e
  8. #07433a
  9. #042d27
  10. #021613
  11. #000000

Tints

#16dfc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16dfc2
  2. #2de2c8
  3. #45e5ce
  4. #5ce9d4
  5. #73ecda
  6. #8befe1
  7. #a2f2e7
  8. #b9f5ed
  9. #d0f9f3
  10. #e8fcf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16dfc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16dfc2
  2. #21d6bb
  3. #2bccb5
  4. #36c3ae
  5. #40b9a8
  6. #4bb0a1
  7. #56a69a
  8. #609d94
  9. #6b938d
  10. #758a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ed1c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5d1c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec0c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e3d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aad6c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98cdc3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e1ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16dfc2 {
  color: #16dfc2;
}
Background
.bg-16dfc2 {
  background-color: #16dfc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16dfc2 {
  border: 2px solid #16dfc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16dfc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 223 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 171 82% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16dfc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16dfc2, #1698df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16dfc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 223 194 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.14 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.40 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.84 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 8.00 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.30 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 8.34 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 9.28 #e9203d Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#16dfc2  rgb(22, 223, 194)  hsl(171, 82%, 48%)  Turquoise
#df1633  rgb(223, 22, 51)  hsl(351, 82%, 48%)  Crimson
#c216df  rgb(194, 22, 223)  hsl(291, 82%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#dfc216  rgb(223, 194, 22)  hsl(51, 82%, 48%)  Citrine