#559DAA Color

#559DAA is rgb(85, 157, 170) in RGB and hsl(189, 33%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#559DAA

HEX#559DAA

RGBrgb(85, 157, 170)

HSLhsl(189, 33%, 50%)

HSVhsv(189, 50%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.075 210.6)

CMYKcmyk(50%, 8%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text3.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#559DAA Complementary#AA6255 Analogous#55AA8C Analogous#5573AA Triadic#AA559D Triadic#9DAA55

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#6DABB6 #85B8C1 #9DC6CD #B1D2D8 #C9E0E4 #E0EDF0

Shades

#498792 #3F747D #335E66 #294B51 #1D353A #132325

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