What color is #16F8FF?

#16F8FF is a vivid cyan known as Hey Blue!. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hey Blue!?

The RGB value is 22, 248, 255: 22 red, 248 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hey Blue!?

The complementary color is #FF1D16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16F8FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hey Blue! color: hex code #16F8FF

#16F8FF rgb(22, 248, 255)

Shades of teal

Hey Blue! has the hex code #16F8FF. It is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 97.3% green and 100% blue (22, 248, 255).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 100% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.91:1).

Hey Blue! (#16F8FF) color codes

HEX	`#16F8FF`
RGB	`rgb(22, 248, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 97.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 100%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 91%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 3%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.17, -44.52, -17.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.17, 47.68, 200.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.94, 74.518, 106.234)`
Decimal	`1505535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hey Blue!, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #16F8FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#16F8FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #16F8FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16f8ff; }
.text { color: #16f8ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16f8ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 248 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16f8ff, #1684ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #16F8FF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #16F8FF?: #16F8FF is a vivid cyan known as Hey Blue!. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hey Blue!?: The RGB value is 22, 248, 255: 22 red, 248 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hey Blue!?: The complementary color is #FF1D16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16F8FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.