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#60CCFB Color

#60CCFB is rgb(96, 204, 251) in RGB, hsl(198, 95%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 19%, 0%, 2%) 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 6.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#60CCFB
HEX#60CCFB
RGBrgb(96, 204, 251)
HSLhsl(198, 95%, 68%)
HSVhsv(198, 62%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 19%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(80% 0.119 229.4)
LABlab(77.12% -21.91 -33.10)
LCHlch(77.12% 39.70 236.51)

What #60CCFB 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 #60CCFB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#60CCFB Channel Values

How #60CCFB 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 204 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 198° · S 95% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 198° · S 62% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.82:1 vs white · 11.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #60CCFB 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 text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #60CCFB

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

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Tints & Shades of #60CCFB

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.

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Shades

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

How #60CCFB 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#60CCFB
Protanopia#BFBFFB
Protanomaly#A2C4FB
Deuteranopia#B2B2FD
Deuteranomaly#98BDFC
Tritanopia#4BD3D3
Tritanomaly#54D0E4
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #60CCFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-60ccfb: #60CCFB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #60CCFB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-60ccfb': '#60CCFB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.800, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_60ccfb">#60CCFB</color>
SVG fillfill="#60CCFB"

More Teal Colors

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

#60CCFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #60CCFB?

#60CCFB is a light teal — rgb(96, 204, 251) in RGB and hsl(198, 95%, 68%) 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 6.43.

What is the RGB value of #60CCFB?

#60CCFB is rgb(96, 204, 251) — red 96, green 204, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #60CCFB?

#60CCFB converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 19%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #60CCFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #60CCFB scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #60CCFB 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 lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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