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#61DBDB Color

#61DBDB is rgb(97, 219, 219) in RGB, hsl(180, 63%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 0%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61DBDB
HEX#61DBDB
RGBrgb(97, 219, 219)
HSLhsl(180, 63%, 62%)
HSVhsv(180, 56%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.109 195.2)
LABlab(80.59% -35.45 -10.91)
LCHlch(80.59% 37.09 197.11)

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

Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 5.64Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 9.6Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 9.94Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 10.55Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 10.93Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 11.53

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

#61DBDB Channel Values

How #61DBDB 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 219 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 180° · S 63% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 180° · S 56% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61DBDB 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #61DBDB

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

Base
#61DBDB
Complementary
#DB6161
Analogous
#61DB9E
Analogous
#619EDB
Triadic
#DB61DB
Triadic
#DBDB61
Split comp.
#DB619E
Split comp.
#DB9E61

Tints & Shades of #61DBDB

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

#76E0E0
#8BE5E5
#9FE9E9
#B8EFEF
#CDF4F4
#E2F8F8

Shades

#40D4D4
#2ABBBB
#239A9A
#1B7979
#145757
#0B3232

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

How #61DBDB 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#61DBDB
Protanopia#CDCDDB
Protanomaly#ACD3DB
Deuteranopia#BEBEDD
Deuteranomaly#A1CADC
Tritanopia#61DBDB
Tritanomaly#61DBDB
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61DBDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61dbdb: #61DBDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61DBDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61dbdb': '#61DBDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.859, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_61dbdb">#61DBDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#61DBDB"

More Teal Colors

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

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#61DBDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61DBDB?

#61DBDB is a light teal — rgb(97, 219, 219) in RGB and hsl(180, 63%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.64.

What is the RGB value of #61DBDB?

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

What is the CMYK value of #61DBDB?

#61DBDB converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 0%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61DBDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #61DBDB scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #61DBDB 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 mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) at a CIE76 distance of 5.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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