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#16beb1 color: Turquoise Topaz

#16beb1 is rgb(22, 190, 177) in RGB and oklch(72.262% 0.12384 186.058) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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175°
100%

72.3%
0.124
186°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.32:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.03:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #16beb1

#16beb1 is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 72.3% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 186°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.32:1 contrast and black text 9.03:1, 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: #16beb1 mixed with white

  1. 16beb1
  2. 46c5b9
  3. 62cbc0
  4. 7ad2c8
  5. 8fd9d0
  6. a3dfd7
  7. b6e6df
  8. c9ece7
  9. dbf2ef
  10. edf9f7

Darker: #16beb1 mixed with black

  1. 16beb1
  2. 12a599
  3. 0d8c83
  4. 09756c
  5. 065e57
  6. 034842
  7. 02332f
  8. 011f1c
  9. 000d0c
  10. 000201

Calmer: #16beb1 with less saturation

  1. 16beb1
  2. 3abcb0
  3. 4fbaaf
  4. 5fb7ad
  5. 6cb5ac
  6. 78b2ab
  7. 82b0aa
  8. 8cada9
  9. 95aba8
  10. 9da8a6

Questions about #16beb1

What color is #16beb1?

#16beb1 is bright light teal. The closest named color is Turquoise Topaz. In RGB it is rgb(22, 190, 177), in HSL hsl(175.36, 79.25%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.262% 0.12384 186.058).

What colors go well with #16beb1?

The complementary color of #16beb1 is #e68399. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5cbc84 and #1db8d7. The triadic partners are #b990e3 and #da9449.

Is white or black text more readable on #16beb1?

Black text reads better on #16beb1: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and black gives 9.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #16beb1 a warm or cool color?

#16beb1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 186 degrees, its lightness 72.3% and its chroma 0.124.