#16A5BB Color

#16A5BB is rgb(22, 165, 187) in RGB and hsl(188, 79%, 41%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#16A5BB

HEX#16A5BB

RGBrgb(22, 165, 187)

HSLhsl(188, 79%, 41%)

HSVhsv(188, 88%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.112 211.8)

CMYKcmyk(88%, 12%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #16A5BB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.13:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #16A5BB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#16A5BB Complementary#BB2C16 Analogous#16BB7F Analogous#1653BB Triadic#BB16A5 Triadic#A5BB16

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #16A5BB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1AC5E0 #3BD1E8 #5FD9EC #88E3F1 #ADECF5 #D1F4FA

Shades

#1391A4 #107989 #0D6572 #0B515B #083C44 #052429

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