Palettes / Colors / #16BCBD

#16BCBD — Vivid Teal

#16BCBD is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #16BCBD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#16BCBD is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BB1616; it also sits naturally between #16BB69 and #1669BB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 9% · Green 74% · Blue 74%

Cyan 88% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #16BCBD

.text { color: #16BCBD; }
.background { background-color: #16BCBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #16BCBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(22, 188, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 79%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #16BCBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(22, 188, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #16BCBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(22, 188, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#16BCBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#16BCBD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #16BCBD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB1616:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #16BCBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #16BCBD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #16BCBD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #16BCBD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #16BCBC  ·  #16BCBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #16BCBD?

#16BCBD is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 22, 188, 189). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #16BCBD?

#16BCBD is RGB 22, 188, 189 — HSL 180°, 79%, 41% — CMYK 88%, 1%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #16BCBD?

Its complement is #BB1616; analogous partners are #16BB69 and #1669BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #16BCBD for text?

Black text on #16BCBD has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.34:1.