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#16CDCD

#16cdcd ≈ Robin Egg Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#16cdcd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 80.39% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 80.62% saturation and 44.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Robin Egg Blue (#00cccc), ΔE 0.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#00cccc
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Relative luminance0.4824

Complementary

  1. #16cdcd
  2. #cd1616

Split complementary

  1. #16cdcd
  2. #cd1672
  3. #cd7216

Analogous

  1. #16cd72
  2. #16cdcd
  3. #1672cd

Triadic

  1. #16cdcd
  2. #cd16cd
  3. #cdcd16

Tetradic

  1. #16cdcd
  2. #1616cd
  3. #cd1616
  4. #cdcd16

Square

  1. #16cdcd
  2. #7216cd
  3. #cd1616
  4. #72cd16

Monochromatic

  1. #074343
  2. #0f8888
  3. #16cdcd
  4. #45ebeb
  5. #8af2f2

Shades

#16cdcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16cdcd
  2. #14b9b9
  3. #12a4a4
  4. #0f9090
  5. #0d7b7b
  6. #0b6767
  7. #095252
  8. #073e3e
  9. #042929
  10. #021515
  11. #000000

Tints

#16cdcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16cdcd
  2. #2dd2d2
  3. #45d7d7
  4. #5cdcdc
  5. #73e1e1
  6. #8be6e6
  7. #a2ebeb
  8. #b9f0f0
  9. #d0f5f5
  10. #e8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16cdcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16cdcd
  2. #21c5c5
  3. #2bbebe
  4. #36b6b6
  5. #40aeae
  6. #4ba7a7
  7. #569f9f
  8. #609797
  9. #6b8f8f
  10. #758888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93c1c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfc2cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8b1ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d4cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98c7cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #86bdce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d1cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16cdcd {
  color: #16cdcd;
}
Background
.bg-16cdcd {
  background-color: #16cdcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16cdcd {
  border: 2px solid #16cdcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16cdcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 205 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 81% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16cdcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16cdcd, #1672cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16cdcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 205 205 / 0.35);
}

#00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 0.38 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 1.04 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 2.51 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.35 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.90 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.02 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.23 #e93232 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Robin Egg Blue
#16cdcd  rgb(22, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 81%, 45%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cd1616  rgb(205, 22, 22)  hsl(0, 81%, 45%)  Venetian Red
#cd16cd  rgb(205, 22, 205)  hsl(300, 81%, 45%)  Medium Orchid
#cdcd16  rgb(205, 205, 22)  hsl(60, 81%, 45%)  Citrine