#16b9da
a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue
RGB
22, 185, 218
HSL
190°, 82%, 47%
CMYK
90, 15, 0, 15
Luminance
0.3993
Every format
| HEX | #16b9da |
| RGB | rgb(22, 185, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 82%, 47%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(90%, 15%, 0%, 15%) |
| LAB | lab(69.4 -26.5 -27.3) |
| LCH | lch(69.4 38.0 225.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.726 0.127 217.1) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #16b9da;
background-color: #16b9da;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#16b9da] bg-[#16b9da]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #16b9da;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.086, green: 0.725, blue: 0.855)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#16b9da")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#16b9da on white: 2.34:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#16b9da on black: 8.99:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red8.6%
Green72.5%
Blue85.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan89.9%
Magenta15.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.5%
Color previews
#16b9da text on a black background
contrast 8.99:1
Card sample
#16b9da text on a white background
contrast 2.34:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #16b9da;
Background color
Panel with #16b9da background
background-color: #16b9da;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #16b9da;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(22, 185, 218, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(22, 185, 218, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #16b9da; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16b9da, #1636DA);