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#16e2ee color: Cold Heights

#16e2ee is rgb(22, 226, 238) in RGB and oklch(83.169% 0.13936 201.763) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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183°
100%

83.2%
0.139
202°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • cyan-300
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.60:1Hard to read
Lc -30
Black text
13.15:1Readable · AA
Lc 77

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About #16e2ee

#16e2ee is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 83.2% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 202°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.6:1 contrast and black text 13.15:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cold Heights (#22ddee). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-300.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #16e2ee mixed with white

  1. 16e2ee
  2. 4de5f0
  3. 6ce9f2
  4. 84ecf3
  5. 99eff5
  6. acf2f7
  7. bef5f9
  8. cff7fa
  9. dffafc
  10. effdfd

Darker: #16e2ee mixed with black

  1. 16e2ee
  2. 12c4cf
  3. 0da8b1
  4. 098c93
  5. 067177
  6. 03575c
  7. 023e42
  8. 01272a
  9. 001214
  10. 000303

Calmer: #16e2ee with less saturation

  1. 16e2ee
  2. 46e0ea
  3. 5fdde6
  4. 73dbe3
  5. 83d8df
  6. 91d6db
  7. 9dd3d7
  8. a9d0d3
  9. b4cecf
  10. becbcc

Questions about #16e2ee

What color is #16e2ee?

#16e2ee is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Cold Heights. In RGB it is rgb(22, 226, 238), in HSL hsl(183.33, 86.4%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(83.169% 0.13936 201.763).

What colors go well with #16e2ee?

The complementary color of #16e2ee is #ffa9a6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4ee5bd and #63d6ff. The triadic partners are #f2a9fe and #f5be50.

Is white or black text more readable on #16e2ee?

Black text reads better on #16e2ee: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and black gives 13.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #16e2ee a warm or cool color?

#16e2ee is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 202 degrees, its lightness 83.2% and its chroma 0.139.