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#16EFCD

#16efcd ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#16efcd is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 93.73% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.23% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 170.6°, with 87.15% saturation and 51.18% 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 14.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 5.94.

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Web safe#00ffcc
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Relative luminance0.6631

Complementary

  1. #16efcd
  2. #ef1638

Split complementary

  1. #16efcd
  2. #ef16a5
  3. #ef6116

Analogous

  1. #16ef61
  2. #16efcd
  3. #16a5ef

Triadic

  1. #16efcd
  2. #cd16ef
  3. #efcd16

Tetradic

  1. #16efcd
  2. #1638ef
  3. #ef1638
  4. #efcd16

Square

  1. #16efcd
  2. #6116ef
  3. #ef1638
  4. #a5ef16

Monochromatic

  1. #076556
  2. #0cad93
  3. #16efcd
  4. #5ef4dc
  5. #a5f9ec

Shades

#16efcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16efcd
  2. #14d7b9
  3. #12bfa4
  4. #0fa790
  5. #0d8f7b
  6. #0b7867
  7. #096052
  8. #07483e
  9. #043029
  10. #021815
  11. #000000

Tints

#16efcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16efcd
  2. #2df1d2
  3. #45f2d7
  4. #5cf4dc
  5. #73f5e1
  6. #8bf7e6
  7. #a2f9eb
  8. #b9faf0
  9. #d0fcf5
  10. #e8fdfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16efcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16efcd
  2. #21e4c5
  3. #2bd9be
  4. #36ceb6
  5. #40c3ae
  6. #4bb8a7
  7. #56ac9f
  8. #60a197
  9. #6b968f
  10. #758b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aae0d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5dfcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cccdd0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f3e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7e6cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3dccf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f1dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16efcd {
  color: #16efcd;
}
Background
.bg-16efcd {
  background-color: #16efcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16efcd {
  border: 2px solid #16efcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16efcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 239 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 171 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16efcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16efcd, #16a5ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16efcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 239 205 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.94 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.53 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 6.56 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.16 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 9.15 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 9.96 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 10.62 #e91032 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#16efcd  rgb(22, 239, 205)  hsl(171, 87%, 51%)  Turquoise
#ef1638  rgb(239, 22, 56)  hsl(351, 87%, 51%)  Tractor Red
#cd16ef  rgb(205, 22, 239)  hsl(291, 87%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#efcd16  rgb(239, 205, 22)  hsl(51, 87%, 51%)  Jonquil