Palettes / Colors / #60CDEC

#60CDEC — Vivid Teal

#60CDEC is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #60CDEC 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.

#60CDEC is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EC7E5F; it also sits naturally between #5FECC4 and #5F87EC. 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 93%

Cyan 59% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #60CDEC

.text { color: #60CDEC; }
.background { background-color: #60CDEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #60CDEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(96, 205, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 79%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #60CDEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(96, 205, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #60CDEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(96, 205, 236, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EC7E5F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #60CDEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #60CDEC

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 #60CDEC 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 #60CDEC 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

← #60CDEB  ·  #60CDED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #60CDEC?

#60CDEC is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 96, 205, 236). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #60CDEC?

#60CDEC is RGB 96, 205, 236 — HSL 193°, 79%, 65% — CMYK 59%, 13%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #60CDEC?

Its complement is #EC7E5F; analogous partners are #5FECC4 and #5F87EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #60CDEC for text?

Black text on #60CDEC has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.