#55838B Color

#55838B is rgb(85, 131, 139) in RGB and hsl(189, 24%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55838B

HEX#55838B

RGBrgb(85, 131, 139)

HSLhsl(189, 24%, 44%)

HSVhsv(189, 39%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(58% 0.052 209.6)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 6%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55838B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.2:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.01:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55838B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55838B Complementary#8B5D55 Analogous#558B78 Analogous#55688B Triadic#8B5583 Triadic#838B55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55838B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6799A2 #7DA8B0 #97B9BF #B0CACF #C9DBDE #DFEAEC

Shades

#4A7178 #406268 #345055 #293F42 #1D2D2F #131E20

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