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#61BBD6 Color

#61BBD6 is rgb(97, 187, 214) in RGB, hsl(194, 59%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 13%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue (#47ABCC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61BBD6
HEX#61BBD6
RGBrgb(97, 187, 214)
HSLhsl(194, 59%, 61%)
HSVhsv(194, 55%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 13%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.094 219.9)
LABlab(71.12% -22.37 -22.37)
LCHlch(71.12% 31.64 225.00)

What #61BBD6 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 #61BBD6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 6.99Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 7.32Moonstone#3AA8C1ΔE 8.37Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 9.14Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 10.18Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 10.23

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

#61BBD6 Channel Values

How #61BBD6 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 97 · G 187 · B 2148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 194° · S 59% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 194° · S 55% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.19:1 vs white · 9.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61BBD6 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 text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61BBD6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61BBD6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61BBD6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61BBD6
Complementary
#D67C61
Analogous
#61D6B7
Analogous
#6180D6
Triadic
#D661BB
Triadic
#BBD661
Split comp.
#D66180
Split comp.
#D6B761

Tints & Shades of #61BBD6

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

#75C4DB
#8DCEE2
#A2D7E7
#B6E0EC
#CAE8F1
#E3F3F8

Shades

#40ADCE
#2F97B6
#277C96
#1D5E72
#154351
#0D2831

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61BBD6.

How #61BBD6 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#61BBD6
Protanopia#B0B0D6
Protanomaly#97B4D6
Deuteranopia#A4A4D7
Deuteranomaly#8EAED7
Tritanopia#58BFBF
Tritanomaly#5CBDC8
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61BBD6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61bbd6: #61BBD6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61BBD6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61bbd6': '#61BBD6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.733, blue: 0.839)
Android XML<color name="color_61bbd6">#61BBD6</color>
SVG fillfill="#61BBD6"

More Teal Colors

#61BBD6 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#61BBD6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61BBD6?

#61BBD6 is a light teal — rgb(97, 187, 214) in RGB and hsl(194, 59%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue (#47ABCC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #61BBD6?

#61BBD6 is rgb(97, 187, 214) — red 97, green 187, and blue 214 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61BBD6?

#61BBD6 converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 13%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61BBD6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61BBD6 scores 2.19:1 against white and 9.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61BBD6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61BBD6 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 9.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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