#16C5AE Color

#16C5AE is rgb(22, 197, 174) in RGB, hsl(172, 80%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(89%, 0%, 12%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), visibly different at ΔE 10.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#16C5AE

HEX#16C5AE

RGBrgb(22, 197, 174)

HSLhsl(172, 80%, 43%)

HSVhsv(172, 89%, 77%)

CMYKcmyk(89%, 0%, 12%, 23%)

OKLCHoklch(73.9% 0.131 180.2)

LABlab(71.40% -45.98 -0.52)

LCHlch(71.40% 45.98 180.65)

What #16C5AE 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 #16C5AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 10.46 Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 10.63 Keppel#3AB09EΔE 10.73 Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 11.27 Persian Green#00A693ΔE 11.6 Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 12.08

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#16C5AE Channel Values

How #16C5AE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 22 · G 197 · B 174	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 172° · S 80% · L 43%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 172° · S 89% · V 77%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 89% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 23%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.18:1 vs white · 9.63:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #16C5AE 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 text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #16C5AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #16C5AE; 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 #16C5AE

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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How #16C5AE 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#16C5AE

Protanopia#B5B5AE

Protanomaly#91BCAE

Deuteranopia#A5A5B1

Deuteranomaly#84B3B0

Tritanopia#2CC2C2

Tritanomaly#25C3BB

Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

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Using #16C5AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-16c5ae: #16C5AE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #16C5AE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-16c5ae': '#16C5AE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.086, green: 0.773, blue: 0.682)

Android XML<color name="color_16c5ae">#16C5AE</color>

SVG fillfill="#16C5AE"

More Teal Colors

#16C5AE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#16C5AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #16C5AE?

#16C5AE is a mid-tone teal — rgb(22, 197, 174) in RGB and hsl(172, 80%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.46.

What is the RGB value of #16C5AE?

#16C5AE is rgb(22, 197, 174) — red 22, green 197, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #16C5AE?

#16C5AE converts to approximately cmyk(89%, 0%, 12%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #16C5AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #16C5AE scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #16C5AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #16C5AE 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 10.46, which is visibly different.

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