Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #16cd97, its pure hue is 162.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.6%, and its lightness is 44.5%. 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 #16cd97, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #031a13 to #13b384.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #16cd97. In RGB, it consists of 8.6% Red, 80.4% Green, and 59.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 89.3% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 26.3% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 162.3°, with saturation of 80.6% and lightness of 44.5%. The decimal value for #16cd97 is 1494423, and its nearest "web safe" color is #00cc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #16cd97 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #16cd97
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #16cd97, its pure hue is 162.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.6%, and its lightness is 44.5%. 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 #16cd97, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #33d3a4 to #e2f9f2.
Tones of #16cd97
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #16cd97, its pure hue is 162.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.6%, 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 #16cd97, which range from #727272 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00e3a0 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #16cd97
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #16cd97! For #16cd97, 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, #16cd97. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #16cd97
This color, #16cd97, consists of 8.6% Red, 80.4% Green, and 59.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 22, Green = 205, Blue = 151. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #16cd97 is 89.3% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 26.3% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 22 | 205 | 151 |
Octal | 26 | 315 | 227 |
Hexa | #16 | #cd | #97 |
Binary | 00010110 | 11001101 | 10010111 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 89 | 0 | 26 | 19 |
Octal | 131 | 0 | 32 | 23 |
Hexa | #59 | #00 | #1a | #13 |
Binary | 01011001 | 00000000 | 00011010 | 00010011 |
Analogous Colors of #16cd97
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #16cd97 — which has hue 162.3° — its analogous colors are located at 132.3° and 192.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #16cd97.
Triadic Colors of #16cd97
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 #16cd97 — which has hue 162.3° — its triadic colors are located at 42.3° and 282.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #16cd97.
Complementary Color of #16cd97
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #16cd97 — which has hue 162.3° — its complementary color is located at 342.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #16cd97.
Split Complementary Colors of #16cd97
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 #16cd97 — which has hue 162.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 12.3° and 312.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #16cd97.
Tetradic Colors of #16cd97
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 #16cd97 — which has hue 162.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 72.3°, 162.3°, 252.3°, and 342.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #16cd97.
Monochromatic Colors of #16cd97
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #16cd97, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #116149 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #5ef7ca (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #16cd97
We want to make getting started with #16cd97 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #16cd97 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #16cd97 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 #16cd97 with other HTML elements.
#16cd97 Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #16cd97;">The color of this text is #16cd97.</span>
#16cd97 Background Color
<div style="background-color: #16cd97; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #16cd97.</div>
#16cd97 Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #16cd97;">This color for the shadow of this text is #16cd97.</span>
#16cd97 Border Color
<div style="border: #16cd97 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #16cd97.</div>
#16cd97 Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #16cd97; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #16cd97 on a white background.</div></div>
#16cd97 Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #16cd97; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #16cd97 on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #16cd97 to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#16cd97,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#16cd97,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#16cd97,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#16cd97,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #16cd97 to white.</div>
Gradient from #16cd97 to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#16cd97,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#16cd97,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#16cd97,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#16cd97,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #16cd97 to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #16cd97
In addition to using #16cd97 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 #16cd97 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #16cd97, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 22, Green = 205, Blue = 151). If you need details about the color coordinates of #16cd97 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #16cd97 |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(22, 205, 151) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #16cd97; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #16cd97; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #16cd97; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(22, 205, 151); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#16cd97") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:22, green:205, blue:151, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:22 green:205 blue:151 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(22f, 205f, 151f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(22, 205, 151); |
#16cd97 Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #16cd97 the same way. For those with color blindness, #16cd97 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #16cd97 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #16cd97 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 #16cd97 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 #16cd97 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
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #16cd97 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 2.1:1 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.