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#16adf2

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

RGB
22, 173, 242
HSL
199°, 89%, 52%
CMYK
91, 29, 0, 5
Luminance
0.3647

Every format

HEX#16adf2
RGBrgb(22, 173, 242)
HSLhsl(199, 89%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 29%, 0%, 5%)
LABlab(66.9 -11.9 -44.4)
LCHlch(66.9 46.0 254.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.709 0.150 236.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #16adf2;
background-color: #16adf2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#16adf2] bg-[#16adf2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #16adf2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.086, green: 0.678, blue: 0.949)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#16adf2")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#16adf2 on white: 2.53:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#16adf2 on black: 8.29:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red8.6%
Green67.8%
Blue94.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan90.9%
Magenta28.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#16adf2 text on a black background

contrast 8.29:1

Card sample

#16adf2 text on a white background

contrast 2.53:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #16adf2;
Background color
Panel with #16adf2 background
background-color: #16adf2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #16adf2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(22, 173, 242, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(22, 173, 242, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #16adf2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16adf2, #161BF2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #16adf2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #16adf2 in the Color Lab