Skip to the color picker

#16d2bc color: Exquisite Turquoise

#16d2bc is rgb(22, 210, 188) in RGB and oklch(77.605% 0.13682 181.597) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

173°
100%

77.6%
0.137
182°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.91:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
10.98:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #16d2bc

#16d2bc is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 77.6% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 182°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.91:1 contrast and black text 10.98:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Exquisite Turquoise (#11ccbb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #16d2bc mixed with white

  1. 16d2bc
  2. 4ad7c3
  3. 67dcc9
  4. 7fe0d0
  5. 94e5d6
  6. a8eadd
  7. baeee4
  8. ccf2eb
  9. ddf7f1
  10. eefbf8

Darker: #16d2bc mixed with black

  1. 16d2bc
  2. 12b6a3
  3. 0d9b8b
  4. 098173
  5. 06685d
  6. 035047
  7. 023932
  8. 01241f
  9. 00100d
  10. 000202

Calmer: #16d2bc with less saturation

  1. 16d2bc
  2. 40d0bb
  3. 57cdbb
  4. 69caba
  5. 77c8ba
  6. 84c5b9
  7. 90c2b8
  8. 9abfb8
  9. a4bcb7
  10. adb9b7

Questions about #16d2bc

What color is #16d2bc?

#16d2bc is bright light teal. The closest named color is Exquisite Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(22, 210, 188), in HSL hsl(172.98, 81.03%, 45.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.605% 0.13682 181.597).

What colors go well with #16d2bc?

The complementary color of #16d2bc is #fd8fb0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6ccf89 and #00cce8. The triadic partners are #c6a0ff and #f4a052.

Is white or black text more readable on #16d2bc?

Black text reads better on #16d2bc: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and black gives 10.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #16d2bc a warm or cool color?

#16d2bc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 182 degrees, its lightness 77.6% and its chroma 0.137.