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#16b2df

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

RGB
22, 178, 223
HSL
193°, 82%, 48%
CMYK
90, 20, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3734

Every format

HEX#16b2df
RGBrgb(22, 178, 223)
HSLhsl(193, 82%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(90%, 20%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(67.5 -21.3 -33.0)
LCHlch(67.5 39.2 237.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.711 0.131 224.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #16b2df;
background-color: #16b2df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#16b2df] bg-[#16b2df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #16b2df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.086, green: 0.698, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#16b2df")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#16b2df on white: 2.48:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#16b2df on black: 8.47:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red8.6%
Green69.8%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan90.1%
Magenta20.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#16b2df text on a black background

contrast 8.47:1

Card sample

#16b2df text on a white background

contrast 2.48:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #16b2df;
Background color
Panel with #16b2df background
background-color: #16b2df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #16b2df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(22, 178, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(22, 178, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #16b2df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16b2df, #162CDF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #16b2df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #16b2df in the Color Lab