Emerald
#16A796 · Emerald
#16A796 is Emerald, a cool cyan color. It has an RGB value of 22, 167, 150 and a relative luminance of 0.300, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
cyan
Luminance
0.30
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
3.00:1
AA normal✕
AA large✕
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
7.00:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✓
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #16A796?
#16A796 is Emerald, a cool cyan color. In RGB it is 22, 167, 150, and in HSL it is 173°, 77%, 37%.
Is #16A796 a light or dark color?
#16A796 has a relative luminance of 0.300, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #16A796?
Its complementary color is #A71627. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.