What color is #16DED4?

#16DED4 is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #16DED4?

The RGB value is 22, 222, 212: 22 red, 222 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #16DED4?

The complementary color is #DE1620, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #16DED4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#16DED4 color

#16DED4 rgb(22, 222, 212)

Shades of teal

The hex color #16DED4 is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 87.1% green and 83.1% blue (22, 222, 212).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 82% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.43:1).

#16DED4 color codes

HEX	`#16DED4`
RGB	`rgb(22, 222, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 87.1%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 82%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 90%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 0%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.27, -45.55, -7.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.27, 46.2, 189.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.33, 57.162, 71.288)`
Decimal	`1498836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #16DED4, 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 #16DED4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#16DED4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.43:1	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 #16DED4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #16ded4; }
.text { color: #16ded4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16ded4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 222 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #16ded4, #1684de); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #16DED4?: #16DED4 is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #16DED4?: The RGB value is 22, 222, 212: 22 red, 222 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #16DED4?: The complementary color is #DE1620, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #16DED4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.