#16BDC5 Color

#16BDC5 is rgb(22, 189, 197) in RGB and hsl(183, 80%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#16BDC5

HEX#16BDC5

RGBrgb(22, 189, 197)

HSLhsl(183, 80%, 43%)

HSVhsv(183, 89%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.121 200.3)

CMYKcmyk(89%, 4%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #16BDC5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #16BDC5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#16BDC5 Complementary#C51F16 Analogous#16C576 Analogous#1665C5 Triadic#C516BD Triadic#BDC516

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #16BDC5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1EDCE6 #43E2EA #68E7EE #88ECF2 #ACF2F6 #D1F8FA

Shades

#13A2AA #108C93 #0D7277 #0B5C60 #084245 #052C2E

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