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#16BECA Color

#16BECA is rgb(22, 190, 202) in RGB, hsl(184, 80%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(89%, 6%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Green (#30BFBF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#16BECA
HEX#16BECA
RGBrgb(22, 190, 202)
HSLhsl(184, 80%, 44%)
HSVhsv(184, 89%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(89%, 6%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(73.1% 0.122 203.1)
LABlab(69.95% -36.89 -17.83)
LCHlch(69.95% 40.97 205.79)

What #16BECA 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 #16BECA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#16BECA Channel Values

How #16BECA 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 22 · G 190 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 184° · S 80% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 184° · S 89% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 89% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.27:1 vs white · 9.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #16BECA 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 text2.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #16BECA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #16BECA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #16BECA

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #16BECA.

How #16BECA 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#16BECA
Protanopia#AFAFCA
Protanomaly#8CB5CA
Deuteranopia#9F9FCC
Deuteranomaly#7FACCB
Tritanopia#00C0C0
Tritanomaly#07BFC4
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #16BECA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-16beca: #16BECA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #16BECA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-16beca': '#16BECA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.745, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_16beca">#16BECA</color>
SVG fillfill="#16BECA"

More Teal Colors

#16BECA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#16BECA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #16BECA?

#16BECA is a mid-tone teal — rgb(22, 190, 202) in RGB and hsl(184, 80%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Green (#30BFBF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.59.

What is the RGB value of #16BECA?

#16BECA is rgb(22, 190, 202) — red 22, green 190, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #16BECA?

#16BECA converts to approximately cmyk(89%, 6%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #16BECA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #16BECA scores 2.27:1 against white and 9.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #16BECA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #16BECA 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 darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 8.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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