Color Name
Maximum Blue Green*
Hex Color Code
#16BABC
RGB Color Code
RGB(22, 186, 188)
CMYK Values*
88.3%, 1.1%, 0.0%, 26.3%
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What color is 16BABC?

The RGB color code for color number #16BABC is RGB(22, 186, 188). In the RGB color model, #16BABC has a red value of 22, a green value of 186, and a blue value of 188. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 88.3% cyan, 1.1% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 26.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 180.7° (degrees), 79.0 % saturation, and 41.2 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #16BABC has a hue of 180.7° (degrees), 88.3 % saturation and 73.7 % brightness/value.

Color 16BABC is cool or warm?

Color 16BABC is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #16BABC? (For interior and product design)

16BABC has an LRV of nearly 38.9. By LRV value, it is a medium color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color
#16BABC
LRV 38.9
Light Color

Compare LRV 38.9 of #16BABC with dark and light color

Is #16BABC Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 16BABC meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

Normal text - 14pt

Normal Bold text - 12pt


Large text - 18pt

Large Bold text - 14pt

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #16BABC color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #16BABC
Hex triplet
#16BABC
Red
16
Green
BA
Blue
BC
RGBA / RGB rgb(22, 186, 188)
Red
22 (8.6%)
Green
186 (72.9%)
Blue
188 (73.7%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
88.30%
Magenta
1.06%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
26.27%
HSL hsl(180.72deg, 79.0 %, 41.2 %)
Hue
180.72°
Saturation
79.05 %
Lightness
41.18 %
HSV / HSB
Hue
180.72°
Saturation
88.30 %
Brightness / Value
73.73 %
RYB ryb(19, 72, 113)
Red
19 (7.6%)
Yellow
72 (28.3%)
Blue
113 (44.3%)
HWB
Hue
180.72°
Whiteness
8.63 %
Blackness
26.27 %
CMY
Cyan
91.37%
Magenta
27.06%
Yellow
26.27%
XYZ
X
26.97
Y
38.92
Z
53.67
YXY
Y1
38.92
X
0.23
Y2
0.33
CIE-Lab
L
68.69
A
-36.51
B
-11.96
CIE-Lch
L
68.69
C
38.42
H
198.14
CIE-Luv
L
68.69
U
-51.86
V
-12.92
Hunter-Lab
L
62.39
A
-32.02
B
-7.34
Other
LRV
~ 38.9 %
Munsell Color System
5.6BG 6.7/19.3

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0
Identical – an exact match
ΔE under 1
Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them
ΔE 1 – 2
Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection
ΔE 2 – 10
Perceptible at a glance
ΔE over 10
Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #16BABC

These are the named colors closest to hex 16BABC, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#43B3AE Color Verdigris
96.45% match | ΔE 3.55
#20B2AA Color Light Sea Green
95.66% match | ΔE 4.34
#00CCCC Color Robin's Egg Blue
95.28% match | ΔE 4.72

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 16BABC.

#00B7BD Color PANTONE 2397 C
98.37% match | ΔE 1.63
#00BAB3 Color PANTONE 2398 C
96.65% match | ΔE 3.35
#00B0B9 Color PANTONE 7466 C
96.25% match | ΔE 3.75
#5CB8B2 Color PANTONE 7472 C
95.31% match | ΔE 4.69

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 16BABC.


Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 16BABC.


Paint color for Hex #16BABC

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 16BABC from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 16BABC once it is on a wall.


Behr

Hex color 16BABC similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #16BABC to Behr


PPG Paints

Hex color 16BABC similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #16BABC to PPG Paints


Benjamin Moore

Hex color 16BABC similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #16BABC to Benjamin Moore


Valspar

Hex color 16BABC similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #16BABC to Valspar


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 16BABC similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #16BABC to Dunn-Edwards


Sherwin Williams

Hex color 16BABC similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #16BABC to Sherwin Williams


Farrow & Ball

Hex color 16BABC similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #16BABC to Farrow & Ball

#57A7B9 Color Lobster (CB7)
89.81% match | ΔE 10.19
#83B49D Color Arsenic (214)
86.01% match | ΔE 13.99
#A0C5CA Color Blue Ground (210)
85.56% match | ΔE 14.44
#96AFAC Color Dix Blue (82)
84.83% match | ΔE 15.17

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#16BABC color palettes and scheme combination

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Complementary / Opposite Color

#16BABC
Maximum Blue Green*
#BC1816
Venetian Red*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #16BABC?

Color that best contrast with #16BABC is #BC1816, color name is Venetian Red*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.

What color compliments #16BABC?

Complementary or Opposite color for #16BABC is #BC1816, color name is Venetian Red*.

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