#559B8A Color

#559B8A is rgb(85, 155, 138) in RGB and hsl(165, 29%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#559B8A

HEX#559B8A

RGBrgb(85, 155, 138)

HSLhsl(165, 29%, 47%)

HSVhsv(165, 45%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.076 176.2)

CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 11%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #559B8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.26:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #559B8A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#559B8A Complementary#9B5566 Analogous#559B66 Analogous#55899B Triadic#89559B Triadic#9B8955

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #559B8A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#68AC9B #82BAAC #99C7BB #B0D4CB #C7E0DA #E1EFEB

Shades

#4A8778 #3F7366 #355F55 #284840 #1D352F #12211D

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