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#10DAAB Color

#10DAAB is rgb(16, 218, 171) in RGB, hsl(166, 86%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(93%, 0%, 22%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#10DAAB
HEX#10DAAB
RGBrgb(16, 218, 171)
HSLhsl(166, 86%, 46%)
HSVhsv(166, 93%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(93%, 0%, 22%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.155 169.8)
LABlab(77.78% -54.31 10.15)
LCHlch(77.78% 55.25 169.41)

What #10DAAB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #10DAAB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#10DAAB Channel Values

How #10DAAB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 16 · G 218 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 86% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 93% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 93% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #10DAAB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #10DAAB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #10DAAB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #10DAAB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #10DAAB.

How #10DAAB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#10DAAB
Protanopia#C9C9AC
Protanomaly#A0D0AB
Deuteranopia#B7B7AF
Deuteranomaly#91C6AD
Tritanopia#3AD5D5
Tritanomaly#2ED7C5
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #10DAAB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-10daab: #10DAAB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #10DAAB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-10daab': '#10DAAB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.063, green: 0.855, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_10daab">#10DAAB</color>
SVG fillfill="#10DAAB"

More Green Colors

#10DAAB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#10DAAB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #10DAAB?

#10DAAB is a mid-tone green — rgb(16, 218, 171) in RGB and hsl(166, 86%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.61.

What is the RGB value of #10DAAB?

#10DAAB is rgb(16, 218, 171) — red 16, green 218, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #10DAAB?

#10DAAB converts to approximately cmyk(93%, 0%, 22%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #10DAAB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #10DAAB scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #10DAAB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #10DAAB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 16.87, which is visibly different.

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