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#16EFEF

#16efef ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#16efef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 93.73% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 87.15% saturation and 51.18% 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 14.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#00ffff
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Relative luminance0.6814

Complementary

  1. #16efef
  2. #ef1616

Split complementary

  1. #16efef
  2. #ef1683
  3. #ef8316

Analogous

  1. #16ef83
  2. #16efef
  3. #1683ef

Triadic

  1. #16efef
  2. #ef16ef
  3. #efef16

Tetradic

  1. #16efef
  2. #1616ef
  3. #ef1616
  4. #efef16

Square

  1. #16efef
  2. #8316ef
  3. #ef1616
  4. #83ef16

Monochromatic

  1. #076565
  2. #0cadad
  3. #16efef
  4. #5ef4f4
  5. #a5f9f9

Shades

#16efef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16efef
  2. #14d7d7
  3. #12bfbf
  4. #0fa7a7
  5. #0d8f8f
  6. #0b7878
  7. #096060
  8. #074848
  9. #043030
  10. #021818
  11. #000000

Tints

#16efef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16efef
  2. #2df1f1
  3. #45f2f2
  4. #5cf4f4
  5. #73f5f5
  6. #8bf7f7
  7. #a2f9f9
  8. #b9fafa
  9. #d0fcfc
  10. #e8fdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16efef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16efef
  2. #21e4e4
  3. #2bd9d9
  4. #36cece
  5. #40c3c3
  6. #4bb8b8
  7. #56acac
  8. #60a1a1
  9. #6b9696
  10. #758b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ace1e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dee3ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4cff0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f7ef ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2e8ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9cddf0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f4ef ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16efef {
  color: #16efef;
}
Background
.bg-16efef {
  background-color: #16efef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16efef {
  border: 2px solid #16efef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16efef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 239 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16efef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16efef, #1683ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16efef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 239 239 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 3.34 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 3.34 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.67 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.83 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 5.87 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.35 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.17 #e91010 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Aqua
#16efef  rgb(22, 239, 239)  hsl(180, 87%, 51%)  Aqua
#ef1616  rgb(239, 22, 22)  hsl(0, 87%, 51%)  Lust
#ef16ef  rgb(239, 22, 239)  hsl(300, 87%, 51%)  Fuchsia
#efef16  rgb(239, 239, 22)  hsl(60, 87%, 51%)  Titanium Yellow