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#61BDDB Color

#61BDDB is rgb(97, 189, 219) in RGB, hsl(195, 63%, 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 5.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61BDDB
HEX#61BDDB
RGBrgb(97, 189, 219)
HSLhsl(195, 63%, 62%)
HSVhsv(195, 56%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 14%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.097 221.8)
LABlab(71.85% -22.18 -23.97)
LCHlch(71.85% 32.66 227.23)

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

Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 5.75Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 7Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 8.68Moonstone#3AA8C1ΔE 9.24Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 9.45Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 10.28

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

#61BDDB Channel Values

How #61BDDB 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 189 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 195° · S 63% · 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 #61BDDB 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 #61BDDB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61BDDB

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

Base
#61BDDB
Complementary
#DB8061
Analogous
#61DBBD
Analogous
#6180DB
Triadic
#DB61BD
Triadic
#BDDB61
Split comp.
#DB6180
Split comp.
#DBBD61

Tints & Shades of #61BDDB

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

#76C5E0
#8BCEE5
#9FD7E9
#B8E1EF
#CDEAF4
#E2F3F8

Shades

#40AFD4
#2A97BB
#237C9A
#1B6179
#144657
#0B2832

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

How #61BDDB 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#61BDDB
Protanopia#B2B2DB
Protanomaly#98B6DB
Deuteranopia#A6A6DC
Deuteranomaly#8FB0DC
Tritanopia#56C1C1
Tritanomaly#5BBFCC
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61BDDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61bddb: #61BDDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61BDDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61bddb': '#61BDDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.741, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_61bddb">#61BDDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#61BDDB"

More Teal Colors

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

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#61BDDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61BDDB?

#61BDDB is a light teal — rgb(97, 189, 219) in RGB and hsl(195, 63%, 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 5.75.

What is the RGB value of #61BDDB?

#61BDDB is rgb(97, 189, 219) — red 97, green 189, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61BDDB?

#61BDDB 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 #61BDDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61BDDB 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 #61BDDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61BDDB 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 8.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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