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#16afdb

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

RGB
22, 175, 219
HSL
193°, 82%, 47%
CMYK
90, 20, 0, 14
Luminance
0.3594

Every format

HEX#16afdb
RGBrgb(22, 175, 219)
HSLhsl(193, 82%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(90%, 20%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(66.5 -21.1 -32.4)
LCHlch(66.5 38.6 237.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.702 0.129 224.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #16afdb;
background-color: #16afdb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#16afdb] bg-[#16afdb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #16afdb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.086, green: 0.686, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#16afdb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#16afdb on white: 2.56:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#16afdb on black: 8.19:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red8.6%
Green68.6%
Blue85.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan90.0%
Magenta20.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.1%

Color previews

#16afdb text on a black background

contrast 8.19:1

Card sample

#16afdb text on a white background

contrast 2.56:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(22, 175, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(22, 175, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #16afdb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16afdb, #162CDB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #16afdb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #16afdb in the Color Lab