#16A5C5 Color

#16A5C5 is rgb(22, 165, 197) in RGB and hsl(191, 80%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#16A5C5

HEX#16A5C5

RGBrgb(22, 165, 197)

HSLhsl(191, 80%, 43%)

HSVhsv(191, 89%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.117 218.8)

CMYKcmyk(89%, 16%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #16A5C5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.91:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #16A5C5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#16A5C5 Complementary#C53616 Analogous#16C58E Analogous#164DC5 Triadic#C516A5 Triadic#A5C516

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #16A5C5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1EC1E6 #43CBEA #68D5EE #88DEF2 #ACE8F6 #D1F2FA

Shades

#138EAA #107B93 #0D6477 #0B5160 #083A45 #05262E

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