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#61CBE5 Color

#61CBE5 is rgb(97, 203, 229) in RGB, hsl(192, 72%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 11%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61CBE5
HEX#61CBE5
RGBrgb(97, 203, 229)
HSLhsl(192, 72%, 64%)
HSVhsv(192, 58%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 11%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(78.9% 0.104 216.2)
LABlab(76.21% -26.34 -22.77)
LCHlch(76.21% 34.82 220.84)

What #61CBE5 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 #61CBE5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 5.96Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 7.01Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 8.04Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 8.21Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 9.24Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 10.4

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

#61CBE5 Channel Values

How #61CBE5 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 203 · B 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 192° · S 72% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 192° · S 58% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61CBE5 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61CBE5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61CBE5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61CBE5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61CBE5
Complementary
#E57C61
Analogous
#61E5BE
Analogous
#6189E5
Triadic
#E561CB
Triadic
#CBE561
Split comp.
#E56189
Split comp.
#E5BE61

Tints & Shades of #61CBE5

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

#77D2E9
#8DD9EC
#A3E1F0
#B4E6F3
#CAEEF6
#E0F5FA

Shades

#3ABEDF
#22ACCE
#1B8BA7
#156E84
#0F4D5C
#092F39

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61CBE5.

How #61CBE5 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#61CBE5
Protanopia#BEBEE5
Protanomaly#A1C3E5
Deuteranopia#B1B1E7
Deuteranomaly#97BCE6
Tritanopia#57CFCF
Tritanomaly#5BCDD8
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61CBE5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61cbe5: #61CBE5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61CBE5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61cbe5': '#61CBE5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.796, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_61cbe5">#61CBE5</color>
SVG fillfill="#61CBE5"

More Teal Colors

#61CBE5 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#61CBE5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61CBE5?

#61CBE5 is a light teal — rgb(97, 203, 229) in RGB and hsl(192, 72%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.96.

What is the RGB value of #61CBE5?

#61CBE5 is rgb(97, 203, 229) — red 97, green 203, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61CBE5?

#61CBE5 converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 11%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61CBE5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61CBE5 scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61CBE5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61CBE5 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 9.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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