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#10DABF Color

#10DABF is rgb(16, 218, 191) in RGB, hsl(172, 86%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(93%, 0%, 12%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#10DABF
HEX#10DABF
RGBrgb(16, 218, 191)
HSLhsl(172, 86%, 46%)
HSVhsv(172, 93%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(93%, 0%, 12%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.143 179.4)
LABlab(78.19% -50.41 0.19)
LCHlch(78.19% 50.41 179.79)

What #10DABF 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 #10DABF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 7.69Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 10.49Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11.41Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 14.14Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 14.66Turquoise Blue#00FFEFΔE 14.7

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

#10DABF Channel Values

How #10DABF 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 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 172° · S 86% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 172° · S 93% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 93% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.78:1 vs white · 11.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #10DABF 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 text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #10DABF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #10DABF

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

Base
#10DABF
Complementary
#DA102B
Analogous
#10DA5A
Analogous
#1090DA
Triadic
#BF10DA
Triadic
#DABF10
Split comp.
#DA1090
Split comp.
#DA5A10

Tints & Shades of #10DABF

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.

Tints

#20EED3
#46F1DA
#67F4E1
#8DF6E8
#AEF9EF
#D4FCF7

Shades

#0EBEA6
#0CA18D
#0A8574
#08685B
#064C43
#042F2A

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

How #10DABF 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#10DABF
Protanopia#C9C9C0
Protanomaly#A0D0BF
Deuteranopia#B7B7C2
Deuteranomaly#91C6C1
Tritanopia#2FD7D7
Tritanomaly#26D8CE
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #10DABF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-10dabf: #10DABF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #10DABF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-10dabf': '#10DABF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.063, green: 0.855, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_10dabf">#10DABF</color>
SVG fillfill="#10DABF"

More Teal Colors

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

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#10DABF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #10DABF?

#10DABF is a mid-tone teal — rgb(16, 218, 191) in RGB and hsl(172, 86%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.69.

What is the RGB value of #10DABF?

#10DABF is rgb(16, 218, 191) — red 16, green 218, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #10DABF?

#10DABF converts to approximately cmyk(93%, 0%, 12%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #10DABF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #10DABF scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #10DABF 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 7.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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