Information about #16BCBB color

#16BCBB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#16BCBB falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(22, 188, 187) — 8.6% red, 73.7% green, 73.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 65 / 0 / 0 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#16BCBB presents itself as a strongly colored aqua cyan — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of AITriedPume (#13B6A9). Slightly further away sit Light Sea Green (#20B2AA) and Tealish (#24BCA8).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(22, 188, 187)), which gives #16BCBB its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #16BCBB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#16BCBB color variations

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

#16BCBB 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 #16BCBB

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

Tealish color link
Tealish

#24BCA8

Pacific Blue color link
Pacific Blue

#1CA9C9

Amazonite color link
Amazonite

#00C4B0

Ball Blue color link
Ball Blue

#21ABCD

Neon Teal color link
Neon Teal

#00CAB1

Dali color link
Dali

#20C29E

Spring Teal color link
Spring Teal

#0EA7A5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#16BCBB
  • RGB22, 188, 187
  • CMYK65, 0, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(22, 188, 187)
  • HSL180°, 79%, 41%
  • HSL Precise179.639°, 79.048%, 41.176%
  • HSV180°, 88%, 74%
  • HSB180°, 88%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.737, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.737, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.737, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID16BCBB
  • DECIMAL ID1490107
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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