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#60F0E9 Color

#60F0E9 is rgb(96, 240, 233) in RGB, hsl(177, 83%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 0%, 3%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#60F0E9
HEX#60F0E9
RGBrgb(96, 240, 233)
HSLhsl(177, 83%, 66%)
HSVhsv(177, 60%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 0%, 3%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(87.6% 0.123 190.7)
LABlab(87.00% -41.43 -8.82)
LCHlch(87.00% 42.36 192.02)

What #60F0E9 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 #60F0E9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 8.21Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 8.7Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 8.75Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 9.22Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 10.74Neon Cyan#00FEFCΔE 11.31

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

#60F0E9 Channel Values

How #60F0E9 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 240 · B 2338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 177° · S 83% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 177° · S 60% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 60% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #60F0E9 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #60F0E9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #60F0E9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#60F0E9
Complementary
#F06068
Analogous
#60F0A1
Analogous
#60AFF0
Triadic
#E960F0
Triadic
#F0E960
Split comp.
#F060AF
Split comp.
#F0A160

Tints & Shades of #60F0E9

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

#78F2EC
#8AF4EF
#A2F6F2
#B4F8F5
#CCFAF8
#DEFCFA

Shades

#36ECE3
#15E0D6
#11B6AE
#0D918A
#0A6762
#063D3A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #60F0E9.

How #60F0E9 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#60F0E9
Protanopia#E0E0E9
Protanomaly#BAE6E9
Deuteranopia#CFCFEC
Deuteranomaly#ADDDEB
Tritanopia#63EFEF
Tritanomaly#62EFED
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

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Using #60F0E9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-60f0e9: #60F0E9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #60F0E9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-60f0e9': '#60F0E9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.941, blue: 0.914)
Android XML<color name="color_60f0e9">#60F0E9</color>
SVG fillfill="#60F0E9"

More Teal Colors

#60F0E9 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#60F0E9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #60F0E9?

#60F0E9 is a light teal — rgb(96, 240, 233) in RGB and hsl(177, 83%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.21.

What is the RGB value of #60F0E9?

#60F0E9 is rgb(96, 240, 233) — red 96, green 240, and blue 233 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #60F0E9?

#60F0E9 converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 0%, 3%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #60F0E9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #60F0E9 scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #60F0E9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #60F0E9 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 8.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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