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#16abeb

a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
22, 171, 235
HSL
198°, 84%, 50%
CMYK
91, 27, 0, 8
Luminance
0.3529

Every format

HEX#16abeb
RGBrgb(22, 171, 235)
HSLhsl(198, 84%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 27%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(66.0 -13.3 -42.0)
LCHlch(66.0 44.0 252.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.700 0.145 235.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #16abeb;
background-color: #16abeb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#16abeb] bg-[#16abeb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #16abeb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.086, green: 0.671, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#16abeb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#16abeb on white: 2.61:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#16abeb on black: 8.06:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red8.6%
Green67.1%
Blue92.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan90.6%
Magenta27.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#16abeb text on a black background

contrast 8.06:1

Card sample

#16abeb text on a white background

contrast 2.61:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(22, 171, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(22, 171, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #16abeb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16abeb, #161DEB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #16abeb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #16abeb in the Color Lab