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#61CEEF Color

#61CEEF is rgb(97, 206, 239) in RGB, hsl(194, 82%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 14%, 0%, 6%) 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 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61CEEF
HEX#61CEEF
RGBrgb(97, 206, 239)
HSLhsl(194, 82%, 66%)
HSVhsv(194, 59%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 14%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(80% 0.11 220.6)
LABlab(77.36% -25.43 -26.35)
LCHlch(77.36% 36.62 226.02)

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

Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 6.26Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 8.29Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 8.84Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 9.24Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 9.4Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 9.58

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

#61CEEF Channel Values

How #61CEEF 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 206 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 194° · S 82% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 194° · S 59% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 59% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61CEEF 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #61CEEF

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

Base
#61CEEF
Complementary
#EF8261
Analogous
#61EFC9
Analogous
#6187EF
Triadic
#EF61CE
Triadic
#CEEF61
Split comp.
#EF6187
Split comp.
#EFC961

Tints & Shades of #61CEEF

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

#78D5F2
#8BDBF4
#A2E2F6
#B5E8F8
#CCEFFA
#DFF5FC

Shades

#37C1EB
#16B0DF
#128FB5
#0E7290
#0A5166
#06303C

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

How #61CEEF 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#61CEEF
Protanopia#C1C1EF
Protanomaly#A3C6EF
Deuteranopia#B3B3F1
Deuteranomaly#99BFF0
Tritanopia#54D3D3
Tritanomaly#59D1DF
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61CEEF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61ceef: #61CEEF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61CEEF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61ceef': '#61CEEF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.808, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_61ceef">#61CEEF</color>
SVG fillfill="#61CEEF"

More Teal Colors

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

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#61CEEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61CEEF?

#61CEEF is a light teal — rgb(97, 206, 239) in RGB and hsl(194, 82%, 66%) 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 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #61CEEF?

#61CEEF is rgb(97, 206, 239) — red 97, green 206, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61CEEF?

#61CEEF converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 14%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61CEEF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61CEEF scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #61CEEF 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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