All About Color #16BDDF

#16BDDF

About #16BDDF

#16BDDF is a medium cyan color with the hex code #16BDDF. In RGB it is red 22, green 189, blue 223; in HSL it is hue 190°, saturation 82%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 90%, 15%, 0%, 13%. Its contrast ratio is 2.24:1 on white and 9.38:1 on black.

#16BDDF Color Conversion

Hex triplet16, BD, DF
CMYK90.13%, 15.25%, 0.00%, 12.55%
RGB Decimal22, 189, 223
HSL190°, 82%, 48%
RGB Octal26, 275, 337
HSV (HSB)190.15°, 90.13%, 87.45%
RGB Binary10110, 10111101, 11011111
CIE-L*AB70.80, -26.84, -27.93
RGB Percent8.63%, 74.12%, 87.45%
CIE-L*CH70.80, 38.74, 226.14
XYZ31.85, 41.89, 76.22
CIE-L*UV70.80, -50.18, -40.64
xyY0.21, 0.28, 41.89
Hunter-Lab64.73, -25.44, -24.51
RYB8.63%, 44.40%, 87.45%

Color Accessibility Scores

#16BDDF on a dark background: contrast 9.38:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#16BDDF on a light background: contrast 2.24:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #16BDDF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#16BDDF · #61D8EF · #0E768B · #DF3716 · #EF7961

Analogous palette

#16DF37 · #16DF9C · #16BDDF · #1659DF · #3716DF

Triadic palette

#16BDDF · #DF16BD · #BDDF16 · #61D8EF · #EF61D8

Tetradic palette

#16BDDF · #9C16DF · #DF3716 · #59DF16 · #0E768B

Monochromatic palette

#084754 · #0F8299 · #16BDDF · #53D4EE · #99E6F5

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