#16C5C0 Color

#16C5C0 is rgb(22, 197, 192) in RGB and hsl(178, 80%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#16C5C0

HEX#16C5C0

RGBrgb(22, 197, 192)

HSLhsl(178, 80%, 43%)

HSVhsv(178, 89%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(74.5% 0.125 191.5)

CMYKcmyk(89%, 0%, 3%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #16C5C0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.15:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #16C5C0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#16C5C0 Complementary#C5161C Analogous#16C568 Analogous#1673C5 Triadic#C016C5 Triadic#C5C016

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #16C5C0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1EE6DF #43EAE5 #68EEEA #88F2EE #ACF6F3 #D1FAF9

Shades

#13AAA5 #10938F #0D7774 #0B605E #084543 #052E2D

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