Close to Dark Turquoise

#16DBDB

#16DBDB is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Dark Turquoise. In RGB it’s made of 8.6% red, 85.9% green, and 85.9% blue. Its hue is 180°, with 82% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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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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This color as text on black

12.19:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #16DBDB as they’d see it.

Typical vision#16DBDB
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #16DBDB?

#16DBDB is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Dark Turquoise. In RGB it’s made of 8.6% red, 85.9% green, and 85.9% blue. Its hue is 180°, with 82% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #16DBDB in RGB?

#16DBDB is rgb(22, 219, 219): 22 red, 219 green, and 219 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #16DBDB in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(90, 0, 0, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #16DBDB?

PANTONE 319 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #16DBDB?

Its complement #FEB3A3 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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