#16B5AE

#16B5AE

Color Values

HEX

#16B5AE

RGB

22, 181, 174

HSL

177.4, 78.3%, 39.8%

HSV

177.4, 87.8%, 71.0%

CMYK

87.8%, 0.0%, 3.9%, 29.0%

OKLCH

0.699 0.1177 189.8

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: lightseagreen

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#16B5AE

#B5161D

Analogous

#16B55F

#166CB5

#16B5AE

Triadic

#16B5AE

#AE16B5

#B5AE16

Split Complementary

#16B5AE

#B5166C

#B55F16

Tetradic

#16B5AE

#5F16B5

#B5161D

#6CB516

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#16B5AE

Protanopia

#5B5CB0

Deuteranopia

#5246B0

Tritanopia

#1EB1B1

Achromatopsia

#939393

CSS Usage

background-color: #16B5AE;
color: #16B5AE;
border-color: #16B5AE;
Nearest Tailwind: Teal 500 #14B8A6

Tailwind Shades

50
#F2FCFC
100
#E1F9F8
200
#BFF7F5
300
#92F2EE
400
#57EBE4
500
#1CE3DB
600
#16B6AF
700
#12918C
800
#0E726D
900
#0E5350
950
#093432

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.54:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.25:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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