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#16dbb2

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

RGB
22, 219, 178
HSL
168°, 82%, 47%
CMYK
90, 0, 19, 14
Luminance
0.5405

Every format

HEX#16dbb2
RGBrgb(22, 219, 178)
HSLhsl(168, 82%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(90%, 0%, 19%, 14%)
LABlab(78.5 -53.4 7.8)
LCHlch(78.5 54.0 171.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.796 0.151 172.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #16dbb2;
background-color: #16dbb2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#16dbb2] bg-[#16dbb2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #16dbb2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.086, green: 0.859, blue: 0.698)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#16dbb2")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#16dbb2 on white: 1.78:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#16dbb2 on black: 11.81:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red8.6%
Green85.9%
Blue69.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan90.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow18.7%
Key (black)14.1%

Color previews

#16dbb2 text on a black background

contrast 11.81:1

Card sample

#16dbb2 text on a white background

contrast 1.78:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #16dbb2;
Background color
Panel with #16dbb2 background
background-color: #16dbb2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #16dbb2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(22, 219, 178, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(22, 219, 178, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #16dbb2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16dbb2, #1681DB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #16dbb2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #16dbb2 in the Color Lab