What color is #60BFD3?

#60BFD3 is a moderate cyan known as Skydive. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Skydive?

The RGB value is 96, 191, 211: 96 red, 191 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Skydive?

The complementary color is #D37460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60BFD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Skydive color: hex code #60BFD3

#60BFD3 rgb(96, 191, 211)

Shades of teal

Skydive has the hex code #60BFD3. It is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 74.9% green and 82.7% blue (96, 191, 211).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 57% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

Skydive (#60BFD3) color codes

HEX	`#60BFD3`
RGB	`rgb(96, 191, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 74.9%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 57%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 55%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 9%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.53, -22.49, -18.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.53, 29.19, 219.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.208, 44.448, 68.339)`
Decimal	`6340563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Skydive, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #60BFD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#60BFD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #60BFD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60bfd3; }
.text { color: #60bfd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60bfd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 191 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60bfd3, #6086d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

See #60BFD3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #60BFD3?: #60BFD3 is a moderate cyan known as Skydive. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Skydive?: The RGB value is 96, 191, 211: 96 red, 191 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Skydive?: The complementary color is #D37460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60BFD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.