Palettes / Colors / #16FEEE

#16FEEE — Vivid Teal

#16FEEE is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Aqua (#00FFFF). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aqua (#00FFFF) — not an exact match. CSS aqua gives you #00FFFF, a different color; use #16FEEE 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.

#16FEEE 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 #FE1625; it also sits naturally between #16FE7A and #1699FE. 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 100% · Blue 93%

Cyan 91% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #16FEEE

.text { color: #16FEEE; }
.background { background-color: #16FEEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #16FEEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(22, 254, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 99%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #16FEEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(22, 254, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #16FEEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(22, 254, 238, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FE1625:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #16FEEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #16FEEE

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 #16FEEE 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 #16FEEE 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

← #16FEED  ·  #16FEEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #16FEEE?

#16FEEE is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 22, 254, 238). Its closest standard named color is Aqua.

What is the RGB and HSL of #16FEEE?

#16FEEE is RGB 22, 254, 238 — HSL 176°, 99%, 54% — CMYK 91%, 0%, 6%, 0%.

What colors go with #16FEEE?

Its complement is #FE1625; analogous partners are #16FE7A and #1699FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #16FEEE for text?

Black text on #16FEEE has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.