Palettes / Colors / #60CDAE

#60CDAE — Muted Teal

#60CDAE is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #60CDAE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#60CDAE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CD607F; it also sits naturally between #60CD78 and #60B5CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 38% · Green 80% · Blue 68%

Cyan 53% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #60CDAE

.text { color: #60CDAE; }
.background { background-color: #60CDAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #60CDAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(96, 205, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(163, 52%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #60CDAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(96, 205, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #60CDAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(96, 205, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#60CDAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#60CDAE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CD607F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #60CDAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #60CDAE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #60CDAE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #60CDAE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #60CDAE?

#60CDAE is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 96, 205, 174). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #60CDAE?

#60CDAE is RGB 96, 205, 174 — HSL 163°, 52%, 59% — CMYK 53%, 0%, 15%, 20%.

What colors go with #60CDAE?

Its complement is #CD607F; analogous partners are #60CD78 and #60B5CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #60CDAE for text?

Black text on #60CDAE has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.