#16a9c2 Color Information

#16a9c2 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #16a9c2. In RGB, it consists of 8.6% Red, 66.3% Green, and 76.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 88.7% Cyan, 12.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 23.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 188.7°, with saturation of 79.6% and lightness of 42.4%. The decimal value for #16a9c2 is 1485250, and its nearest "web safe" color is #0099cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #16a9c2 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#16a9c2 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color22, 169, 194 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color8.6%, 66.3%, 76.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.914, 0.337, 0.239 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.887, 0.129, 0, 0.239 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color188.7°, 79.6%, 42.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color188.7°, 88.7%, 76.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color24.256, 32.441, 56.022 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color22, 101, 194 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code1485250 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color63.706, -26.410, -22.838 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)63.706, 34.915, 220.851 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color63.706, -45.495, -31.717 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color56.957, -23.658, -18.446 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.215, 0.288, 32.441 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4279675330 / 0xff16a9c2 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#0099cc Copy
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Shades of #16a9c2

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #16a9c2, its pure hue is 188.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.6%, and its lightness is 42.4%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #16a9c2, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #031518 to #1394aa.

Tints of #16a9c2

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #16a9c2, its pure hue is 188.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.6%, and its lightness is 42.4%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #16a9c2, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #33b4ca to #e2f4f7.

Tones of #16a9c2

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #16a9c2, its pure hue is 188.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 79.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #16a9c2, which range from #6c6c6c (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00b9d8 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #16a9c2

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #16a9c2! For #16a9c2, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #16a9c2. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #16a9c2

This color, #16a9c2, consists of 8.6% Red, 66.3% Green, and 76.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 22, Green = 169, Blue = 194. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #16a9c2 is 88.7% Cyan, 12.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 23.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R8.6%
C88.7%
G66.3%
M12.9%
B76.1%
Y0.0%
K23.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 22 169 194
Octal 26 251 302
Hexa #16 #a9 #c2
Binary 00010110 10101001 11000010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 88 12 0 23
Octal 130 14 0 27
Hexa #58 #0c #00 #17
Binary 01011000 00001100 00000000 00010111

Analogous Colors of #16a9c2

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #16a9c2 — which has hue 188.7° — its analogous colors are located at 158.7° and 218.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #16a9c2.

Triadic Colors of #16a9c2

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #16a9c2 — which has hue 188.7° — its triadic colors are located at 68.7° and 308.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #16a9c2.

Complementary Color of #16a9c2

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #16a9c2 — which has hue 188.7° — its complementary color is located at 8.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #16a9c2.

Split Complementary Colors of #16a9c2

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #16a9c2 — which has hue 188.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 38.7° and 338.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #16a9c2.

Tetradic Colors of #16a9c2

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #16a9c2 — which has hue 188.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 98.7°, 188.7°, 278.7°, and 8.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #16a9c2.

Monochromatic Colors of #16a9c2

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #16a9c2, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #11515c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #4eddf6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #16a9c2

We want to make getting started with #16a9c2 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #16a9c2 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #16a9c2 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #16a9c2 with other HTML elements.

#16a9c2 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #16a9c2.
<span style="color: #16a9c2;">The color of this text is #16a9c2.</span>

#16a9c2 Background Color

The background color for this text is #16a9c2.
<div style="background-color: #16a9c2; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #16a9c2.</div>

#16a9c2 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #16a9c2.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #16a9c2;">This color for the shadow of this text is #16a9c2.</span>

#16a9c2 Border Color

This is a div with border color #16a9c2.
<div style="border: #16a9c2 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #16a9c2.</div>

#16a9c2 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #16a9c2 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #16a9c2; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #16a9c2 on a white background.</div></div>

#16a9c2 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #16a9c2 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #16a9c2; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #16a9c2 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #16a9c2 to White

This is a gradient from #16a9c2 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#16a9c2,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#16a9c2,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#16a9c2,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#16a9c2,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #16a9c2 to white.</div>

Gradient from #16a9c2 to Black

This is a gradient from #16a9c2 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#16a9c2,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#16a9c2,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#16a9c2,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#16a9c2,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #16a9c2 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #16a9c2

In addition to using #16a9c2 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #16a9c2 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #16a9c2, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 22, Green = 169, Blue = 194). If you need details about the color coordinates of #16a9c2 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #16a9c2
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(22, 169, 194)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #16a9c2; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #16a9c2; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #16a9c2; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(22, 169, 194);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#16a9c2")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:22, green:169, blue:194, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:22 green:169 blue:194 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(22f, 169f, 194f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(22, 169, 194);
 

#16a9c2 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #16a9c2 the same way. For those with color blindness, #16a9c2 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #16a9c2 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #16a9c2 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #16a9c2 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #16a9c2 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #16a9c2 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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