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#16efff

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

RGB
22, 239, 255
HSL
184°, 100%, 54%
CMYK
91, 6, 0, 0
Luminance
0.6912

Every format

HEX#16efff
RGBrgb(22, 239, 255)
HSLhsl(184, 100%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 6%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(86.6 -40.5 -21.0)
LCHlch(86.6 45.6 207.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.869 0.146 203.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #16efff;
background-color: #16efff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#16efff] bg-[#16efff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #16efff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.086, green: 0.937, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#16efff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#16efff on white: 1.42:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#16efff on black: 14.82:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red8.6%
Green93.7%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan91.4%
Magenta6.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#16efff text on a black background

contrast 14.82:1

Card sample

#16efff text on a white background

contrast 1.42:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(22, 239, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(22, 239, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #16efff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16efff, #1654FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #16efff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #16efff in the Color Lab