Close to Dark Turquoise
#16BBCB
#16BBCB is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Dark Turquoise. In RGB it’s made of 8.6% red, 73.3% green, and 79.6% blue. Its hue is 185°, with 80% saturation and 44% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #16BBCB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.33:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.00:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.33:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.00:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #16BBCB as they’d see it.
#16BBCB in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #16BBCB
What color is #16BBCB?
#16BBCB is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Dark Turquoise. In RGB it’s made of 8.6% red, 73.3% green, and 79.6% blue. Its hue is 185°, with 80% saturation and 44% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #16BBCB in RGB?
#16BBCB is rgb(22, 187, 203): 22 red, 187 green, and 203 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #16BBCB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(89, 8, 0, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #16BBCB?
PANTONE 311 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #16BBCB?
Its complement #E89581 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.