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#16dfcc

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

RGB
22, 223, 204
HSL
174°, 82%, 48%
CMYK
90, 0, 9, 13
Luminance
0.5731

Every format

HEX#16dfcc
RGBrgb(22, 223, 204)
HSLhsl(174, 82%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(90%, 0%, 9%, 13%)
LABlab(80.3 -48.2 -3.3)
LCHlch(80.3 48.3 183.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.813 0.142 183.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #16dfcc;
background-color: #16dfcc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#16dfcc] bg-[#16dfcc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #16dfcc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.086, green: 0.875, blue: 0.800)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#16dfcc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#16dfcc on white: 1.69:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#16dfcc on black: 12.46:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red8.6%
Green87.5%
Blue80.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan90.1%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow8.5%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#16dfcc text on a black background

contrast 12.46:1

Card sample

#16dfcc text on a white background

contrast 1.69:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(22, 223, 204, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(22, 223, 204, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #16dfcc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16dfcc, #166CDF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #16dfcc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #16dfcc in the Color Lab