#255B55 Color

#255B55 is rgb(37, 91, 85) in RGB and hsl(173, 42%, 25%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#255B55

HEX#255B55

RGBrgb(37, 91, 85)

HSLhsl(173, 42%, 25%)

HSVhsv(173, 59%, 36%)

OKLCHoklch(43.3% 0.058 185.5)

CMYKcmyk(59%, 0%, 7%, 64%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #255B55 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.76:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #255B55 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#255B55 Complementary#5B252B Analogous#255B3A Analogous#25465B Triadic#54255B Triadic#5B5425

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #255B55, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#347F76 #44A79B #60BEB3 #88CEC6 #ACDDD7 #D4EDEA

Shades

#21504A #1C4540 #183A36 #132F2C #0F2422 #0A1918

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