#559B8D Color

#559B8D is rgb(85, 155, 141) in RGB and hsl(168, 29%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#559B8D

HEX#559B8D

RGBrgb(85, 155, 141)

HSLhsl(168, 29%, 47%)

HSVhsv(168, 45%, 61%)

OKLCHoklch(63.9% 0.074 179.3)

CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 9%, 39%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #559B8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.25:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #559B8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#559B8D Complementary#9B5563 Analogous#559B6A Analogous#55869B Triadic#8D559B Triadic#9B8D55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #559B8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#68AC9E #82BAAF #99C7BE #B0D4CC #C7E0DB #E1EFEC

Shades

#4A877B #3F7369 #355F57 #284842 #1D3530 #12211E

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