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#16dfd4

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

RGB
22, 223, 212
HSL
177°, 82%, 48%
CMYK
90, 0, 5, 13
Luminance
0.5770

Every format

HEX#16dfd4
RGBrgb(22, 223, 212)
HSLhsl(177, 82%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(90%, 0%, 5%, 13%)
LABlab(80.6 -46.0 -7.2)
LCHlch(80.6 46.5 188.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.816 0.139 188.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #16dfd4;
background-color: #16dfd4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#16dfd4] bg-[#16dfd4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #16dfd4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.086, green: 0.875, blue: 0.831)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#16dfd4")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#16dfd4 on white: 1.67:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#16dfd4 on black: 12.54:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red8.6%
Green87.5%
Blue83.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan90.1%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow4.9%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#16dfd4 text on a black background

contrast 12.54:1

Card sample

#16dfd4 text on a white background

contrast 1.67:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #16dfd4;
Background color
Panel with #16dfd4 background
background-color: #16dfd4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #16dfd4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(22, 223, 212, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(22, 223, 212, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #16dfd4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16dfd4, #1664DF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #16dfd4

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #16dfd4 in the Color Lab