#16c9da
a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: turquoise
RGB
22, 201, 218
HSL
185°, 82%, 47%
CMYK
90, 8, 0, 15
Luminance
0.4701
Every format
| HEX | #16c9da |
| RGB | rgb(22, 201, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 82%, 47%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(90%, 8%, 0%, 15%) |
| LAB | lab(74.2 -34.3 -20.0) |
| LCH | lch(74.2 39.7 210.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.764 0.128 205.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #16c9da;
background-color: #16c9da;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#16c9da] bg-[#16c9da]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #16c9da;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.086, green: 0.788, blue: 0.855)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#16c9da")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#16c9da on white: 2.02:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#16c9da on black: 10.40:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red8.6%
Green78.8%
Blue85.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan89.9%
Magenta7.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.5%
Color previews
#16c9da text on a black background
contrast 10.40:1
Card sample
#16c9da text on a white background
contrast 2.02:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #16c9da;
Background color
Panel with #16c9da background
background-color: #16c9da;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #16c9da;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(22, 201, 218, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(22, 201, 218, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #16c9da; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16c9da, #1646DA);