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#16cdbc

a dark, electric cyan · cool · closest name: turquoise

RGB
22, 205, 188
HSL
174°, 81%, 45%
CMYK
89, 0, 8, 20
Luminance
0.4746

Every format

HEX#16cdbc
RGBrgb(22, 205, 188)
HSLhsl(174, 81%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(89%, 0%, 8%, 20%)
LABlab(74.5 -45.0 -3.4)
LCHlch(74.5 45.1 184.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.764 0.133 184.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #16cdbc;
background-color: #16cdbc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#16cdbc] bg-[#16cdbc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #16cdbc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.086, green: 0.804, blue: 0.737)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#16cdbc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#16cdbc on white: 2.00:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#16cdbc on black: 10.49:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red8.6%
Green80.4%
Blue73.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan89.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow8.3%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#16cdbc text on a black background

contrast 10.49:1

Card sample

#16cdbc text on a white background

contrast 2.00:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(22, 205, 188, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(22, 205, 188, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #16cdbc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16cdbc, #1664CD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #16cdbc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #16cdbc in the Color Lab