#16C5C2 Color

#16C5C2 is rgb(22, 197, 194) in RGB and hsl(179, 80%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#16C5C2

HEX#16C5C2

RGBrgb(22, 197, 194)

HSLhsl(179, 80%, 43%)

HSVhsv(179, 89%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(74.6% 0.125 192.8)

CMYKcmyk(89%, 0%, 2%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #16C5C2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.14:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #16C5C2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#16C5C2 Complementary#C51619 Analogous#16C56B Analogous#1671C5 Triadic#C216C5 Triadic#C5C216

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #16C5C2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1EE6E3 #43EAE7 #68EEEC #88F2F0 #ACF6F5 #D1FAF9

Shades

#13AAA7 #109391 #0D7776 #0B605F #084544 #052E2D

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