Palettes / Colors / #16DFD4

#16DFD4 — Vivid Teal

#16DFD4 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkTurquoise (#00CED1). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkturquoise (#00CED1) — not an exact match. CSS darkturquoise gives you #00CED1, a different color; use #16DFD4 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.

#16DFD4 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 #DF1620; it also sits naturally between #16DF70 and #1684DF. 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 87% · Blue 83%

Cyan 90% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #16DFD4

.text { color: #16DFD4; }
.background { background-color: #16DFD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #16DFD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(22, 223, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 82%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #16DFD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(22, 223, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #16DFD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(22, 223, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#16DFD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#16DFD4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DF1620:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #16DFD4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #16DFD4

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 #16DFD4 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 #16DFD4 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

← #16DFD3  ·  #16DFD5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #16DFD4?

#16DFD4 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 22, 223, 212). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #16DFD4?

#16DFD4 is RGB 22, 223, 212 — HSL 177°, 82%, 48% — CMYK 90%, 0%, 5%, 13%.

What colors go with #16DFD4?

Its complement is #DF1620; analogous partners are #16DF70 and #1684DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #16DFD4 for text?

Black text on #16DFD4 has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.