Information about #16B1D0 color

#16B1D0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#16B1D0 falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(22, 177, 208) — 8.6% red, 69.4% green, 81.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 73 / 12 / 0 / 18. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#16B1D0 is a vivid, lively cyan that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Pacific Blue (#1CA9C9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Ball Blue (#21ABCD) and Caribbean Blue (#1AC1DD).

In RGB terms — rgb(22, 177, 208) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#16B1D0 color variations

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

#16B1D0 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 #16B1D0

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

Pacific Blue color link
Pacific Blue

#1CA9C9

Ball Blue color link
Ball Blue

#21ABCD

COMS Blue color link
COMS Blue

#21BDE5

Freefall color link
Freefall

#1D95C9

Douban Blue color link
Douban Blue

#2496CD

Curious Blue color link
Curious Blue

#2596D1

failsam blue color link
failsam blue

#15B1EF

BMW Blue color link
BMW Blue

#009ADA

Peacock color link
Peacock

#33A1C9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#16B1D0
  • RGB22, 177, 208
  • CMYK73, 12, 0, 18
  • CSSrgb(22, 177, 208)
  • HSL190°, 81%, 45%
  • HSL Precise190°, 80.87%, 45.098%
  • HSV190°, 89%, 82%
  • HSB190°, 89%, 82%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.816
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.694, 0.816)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.694, 0.816, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.694, 0.816)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID16B1D0
  • DECIMAL ID1487312
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01