#16A5D4 Color

#16A5D4 is rgb(22, 165, 212) in RGB and hsl(195, 81%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#16A5D4

HEX#16A5D4

RGBrgb(22, 165, 212)

HSLhsl(195, 81%, 46%)

HSVhsv(195, 90%, 83%)

OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.128 227.9)

CMYKcmyk(90%, 22%, 0%, 17%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #16A5D4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.37:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #16A5D4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#16A5D4 Complementary#D44616 Analogous#16D4A5 Analogous#1646D4 Triadic#D416A5 Triadic#A5D416

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #16A5D4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#26B8E8 #4BC4EC #6BCEEF #90DBF3 #B1E5F7 #D5F1FB

Shades

#138FB9 #107A9D #0E6481 #0B4F66 #08394A #05242E

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