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#16FAEF

#16faef ≈ Turquoise Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#16faef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 98.04% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 177.11°, with 95.8% saturation and 53.33% 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 15.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise Blue (#00ffef), ΔE 1.77.

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Relative luminance0.7477

Complementary

  1. #16faef
  2. #fa1621

Split complementary

  1. #16faef
  2. #fa1693
  3. #fa7d16

Analogous

  1. #16fa7d
  2. #16faef
  3. #1693fa

Triadic

  1. #16faef
  2. #ef16fa
  3. #faef16

Tetradic

  1. #16faef
  2. #1621fa
  3. #fa1621
  4. #faef16

Square

  1. #16faef
  2. #7d16fa
  3. #fa1621
  4. #93fa16

Monochromatic

  1. #02746f
  2. #04bfb6
  3. #16faef
  4. #61fcf4
  5. #acfdf9

Shades

#16faef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16faef
  2. #14e1d7
  3. #12c8bf
  4. #0fafa7
  5. #0d968f
  6. #0b7d78
  7. #096460
  8. #074b48
  9. #043230
  10. #021918
  11. #000000

Tints

#16faef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16faef
  2. #2dfbf1
  3. #45fbf2
  4. #5cfcf4
  5. #73fcf5
  6. #8bfdf7
  7. #a2fdf9
  8. #b9fefa
  9. #d0fefc
  10. #e8fffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16faef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16faef
  2. #21eee4
  3. #2be2d9
  4. #36d5ce
  5. #40c9c3
  6. #4bbdb8
  7. #56b1ac
  8. #60a5a1
  9. #6b9896
  10. #758c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3ebe6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebecef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0d8f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00fff6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcf2ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6e6f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00fef3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16faef {
  color: #16faef;
}
Background
.bg-16faef {
  background-color: #16faef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16faef {
  border: 2px solid #16faef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16faef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 250 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 96% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16faef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16faef, #1693fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16faef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 250 239 / 0.35);
}

#00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 1.77 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 3.60 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 3.60 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.86 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.06 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 7.75 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.39 #e90510 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Turquoise Blue
#16faef  rgb(22, 250, 239)  hsl(177, 96%, 53%)  Turquoise Blue
#fa1621  rgb(250, 22, 33)  hsl(357, 96%, 53%)  Red
#ef16fa  rgb(239, 22, 250)  hsl(297, 96%, 53%)  Fuchsia
#faef16  rgb(250, 239, 22)  hsl(57, 96%, 53%)  Aureolin