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#60BDDC Color

#60BDDC is rgb(96, 189, 220) in RGB, hsl(195, 64%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 14%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#60BDDC
HEX#60BDDC
RGBrgb(96, 189, 220)
HSLhsl(195, 64%, 62%)
HSVhsv(195, 56%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 14%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.099 222.3)
LABlab(71.84% -22.16 -24.53)
LCHlch(71.84% 33.06 227.90)

What #60BDDC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #60BDDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 5.22Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 6.85Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 8.84Moonstone#3AA8C1ΔE 9.35Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 9.48Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 10.18

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#60BDDC Channel Values

How #60BDDC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 96 · G 189 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 195° · S 64% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 195° · S 56% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #60BDDC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #60BDDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #60BDDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #60BDDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#60BDDC
Complementary
#DC7F60
Analogous
#60DCBD
Analogous
#607FDC
Triadic
#DC60BD
Triadic
#BDDC60
Split comp.
#DC607F
Split comp.
#DCBD60

Tints & Shades of #60BDDC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#75C6E1
#8ACEE5
#9FD7EA
#B8E2EF
#CDEAF4
#E2F3F9

Shades

#3FAFD5
#2997BC
#227D9B
#1B6279
#134758
#0B2832

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #60BDDC.

How #60BDDC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#60BDDC
Protanopia#B1B1DC
Protanomaly#98B6DC
Deuteranopia#A6A6DD
Deuteranomaly#8FAFDD
Tritanopia#55C1C1
Tritanomaly#5AC0CD
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #60BDDC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-60bddc: #60BDDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #60BDDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-60bddc': '#60BDDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.741, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_60bddc">#60BDDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#60BDDC"

More Teal Colors

#60BDDC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#60BDDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #60BDDC?

#60BDDC is a light teal — rgb(96, 189, 220) in RGB and hsl(195, 64%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.22.

What is the RGB value of #60BDDC?

#60BDDC is rgb(96, 189, 220) — red 96, green 189, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #60BDDC?

#60BDDC converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 14%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #60BDDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #60BDDC scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #60BDDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #60BDDC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 8.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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