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#16bcb3 color: Turquoise Topaz

#16bcb3 is rgb(22, 188, 179) in RGB and oklch(71.825% 0.12174 188.643) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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177°
100%

71.8%
0.122
189°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.88:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #16bcb3

#16bcb3 is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 71.8% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 189°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.37:1 contrast and black text 8.88:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Turquoise Topaz (#13bbaf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #16bcb3 mixed with white

  1. 16bcb3
  2. 46c3ba
  3. 62cac2
  4. 7ad1c9
  5. 8fd7d1
  6. a3ded8
  7. b6e5e0
  8. c9ebe8
  9. dbf2ef
  10. edf9f7

Darker: #16bcb3 mixed with black

  1. 16bcb3
  2. 12a39b
  3. 0d8b84
  4. 09736e
  5. 065d58
  6. 034743
  7. 02322f
  8. 011f1d
  9. 000d0c
  10. 000201

Calmer: #16bcb3 with less saturation

  1. 16bcb3
  2. 3abab1
  3. 4eb8b0
  4. 5eb5ae
  5. 6bb3ad
  6. 77b1ab
  7. 81aeaa
  8. 8baca8
  9. 94a9a7
  10. 9ca7a5

Questions about #16bcb3

What color is #16bcb3?

#16bcb3 is bright light teal. The closest named color is Turquoise Topaz. In RGB it is rgb(22, 188, 179), in HSL hsl(176.75, 79.05%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.825% 0.12174 188.643).

What colors go well with #16bcb3?

The complementary color of #16bcb3 is #e48295. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #57bb87 and #27b6d7. The triadic partners are #ba8ede and #d59547.

Is white or black text more readable on #16bcb3?

Black text reads better on #16bcb3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and black gives 8.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #16bcb3 a warm or cool color?

#16bcb3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 189 degrees, its lightness 71.8% and its chroma 0.122.