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#16abc4

a dark, electric cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
22, 171, 196
HSL
189°, 80%, 43%
CMYK
89, 13, 0, 23
Luminance
0.3328

Every format

HEX#16abc4
RGBrgb(22, 171, 196)
HSLhsl(189, 80%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(89%, 13%, 0%, 23%)
LABlab(64.4 -26.8 -22.9)
LCHlch(64.4 35.2 220.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.682 0.116 213.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #16abc4;
background-color: #16abc4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#16abc4] bg-[#16abc4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #16abc4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.086, green: 0.671, blue: 0.769)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#16abc4")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#16abc4 on white: 2.74:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#16abc4 on black: 7.66:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red8.6%
Green67.1%
Blue76.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan88.8%
Magenta12.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)23.1%

Color previews

#16abc4 text on a black background

contrast 7.66:1

Card sample

#16abc4 text on a white background

contrast 2.74:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #16abc4;
Background color
Panel with #16abc4 background
background-color: #16abc4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #16abc4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(22, 171, 196, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(22, 171, 196, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #16abc4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16abc4, #1637C4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #16abc4

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #16abc4 in the Color Lab