Information about #16B0AB color

#16B0AB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#16B0AB falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(22, 176, 171) — 8.6% red, 69% green, 67.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 60 / 0 / 2 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A vivid, lively aqua cyan, #16B0AB sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to AITriedPume (#13B6A9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Sea Green (#20B2AA) and Spring Teal (#0EA7A5).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(22, 176, 171)), which gives #16B0AB its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#16B0AB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#16B0AB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #16B0AB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

AITriedPume color link
AITriedPume

#13B6A9

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

Tealish color link
Tealish

#24BCA8

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Strong Cyan color link
Strong Cyan

#00A8A8

Dali color link
Dali

#20C29E

Pelorous color link
Pelorous

#2599B2

Blue Green color link
Blue Green

#0D98BA

Amazonite color link
Amazonite

#00C4B0

Pacific Blue color link
Pacific Blue

#1CA9C9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#16B0AB
  • RGB22, 176, 171
  • CMYK60, 0, 2, 31
  • CSSrgb(22, 176, 171)
  • HSL178°, 78%, 39%
  • HSL Precise178.052°, 77.778%, 38.824%
  • HSV178°, 88%, 69%
  • HSB178°, 88%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.690, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.690, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.690, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID16B0AB
  • DECIMAL ID1487019
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01