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#16cffa color: Tropical Turquoise

#16cffa is rgb(22, 207, 250) in RGB and oklch(79.152% 0.14195 220.401) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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191°
100%

79.2%
0.142
220°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.85:1Hard to read
Lc -38
Black text
11.34:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #16cffa

#16cffa is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 79.2% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 220°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.85:1 contrast and black text 11.34:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Tropical Turquoise (#04cdff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-400.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #16cffa mixed with white

  1. 16cffa
  2. 4ad4fb
  3. 67d9fc
  4. 7fdffc
  5. 94e3fd
  6. a8e8fe
  7. baedfe
  8. ccf2fe
  9. ddf6ff
  10. eefbff

Darker: #16cffa mixed with black

  1. 16cffa
  2. 12b4d9
  3. 0d99ba
  4. 097f9b
  5. 06677d
  6. 034f61
  7. 023846
  8. 01232d
  9. 001015
  10. 000203

Calmer: #16cffa with less saturation

  1. 16cffa
  2. 41cdf4
  3. 58ccee
  4. 6acae7
  5. 79c8e1
  6. 87c6db
  7. 93c4d5
  8. 9ec2ce
  9. a8c0c8
  10. b2bdc1

Questions about #16cffa

What color is #16cffa?

#16cffa is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Tropical Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(22, 207, 250), in HSL hsl(191.32, 95.8%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.152% 0.14195 220.401).

What colors go well with #16cffa?

The complementary color of #16cffa is #ff9a72. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00d7d0 and #76c0ff. The triadic partners are #f795d7 and #d0bd40.

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

Black text reads better on #16cffa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and black gives 11.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #16cffa a warm or cool color?

#16cffa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 220 degrees, its lightness 79.2% and its chroma 0.142.