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#16daaa

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

RGB
22, 218, 170
HSL
165°, 82%, 47%
CMYK
90, 0, 22, 15
Luminance
0.5322

Every format

HEX#16daaa
RGBrgb(22, 218, 170)
HSLhsl(165, 82%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(90%, 0%, 22%, 15%)
LABlab(78.0 -55.0 11.4)
LCHlch(78.0 56.1 168.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.791 0.155 169.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #16daaa;
background-color: #16daaa;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#16daaa] bg-[#16daaa]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #16daaa;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.086, green: 0.855, blue: 0.667)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#16daaa")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#16daaa on white: 1.80:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#16daaa on black: 11.64:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red8.6%
Green85.5%
Blue66.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan89.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow22.0%
Key (black)14.5%

Color previews

#16daaa text on a black background

contrast 11.64:1

Card sample

#16daaa text on a white background

contrast 1.80:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(22, 218, 170, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(22, 218, 170, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #16daaa;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16daaa, #1687DA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #16daaa

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #16daaa in the Color Lab