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#16ddf4

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

RGB
22, 221, 244
HSL
186°, 91%, 52%
CMYK
91, 9, 0, 4
Luminance
0.5842

Every format

HEX#16ddf4
RGBrgb(22, 221, 244)
HSLhsl(186, 91%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 9%, 0%, 4%)
LABlab(81.0 -35.6 -23.7)
LCHlch(81.0 42.7 213.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.822 0.139 208.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #16ddf4;
background-color: #16ddf4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#16ddf4] bg-[#16ddf4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #16ddf4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.086, green: 0.867, blue: 0.957)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#16ddf4")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#16ddf4 on white: 1.66:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#16ddf4 on black: 12.68:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red8.6%
Green86.7%
Blue95.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan91.0%
Magenta9.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)4.3%

Color previews

#16ddf4 text on a black background

contrast 12.68:1

Card sample

#16ddf4 text on a white background

contrast 1.66:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #16ddf4;
Background color
Panel with #16ddf4 background
background-color: #16ddf4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #16ddf4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(22, 221, 244, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(22, 221, 244, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #16ddf4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16ddf4, #1649F4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #16ddf4

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #16ddf4 in the Color Lab