#55A0AA Color

#55A0AA is rgb(85, 160, 170) in RGB and hsl(187, 33%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55A0AA

HEX#55A0AA

RGBrgb(85, 160, 170)

HSLhsl(187, 33%, 50%)

HSVhsv(187, 50%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.076 206.8)

CMYKcmyk(50%, 6%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55A0AA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55A0AA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55A0AA Complementary#AA5F55 Analogous#55AA89 Analogous#5576AA Triadic#AA55A0 Triadic#A0AA55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55A0AA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6DADB6 #85BAC1 #9DC8CD #B1D3D8 #C9E1E4 #E0EEF0

Shades

#498992 #3F767D #336066 #294D51 #1D363A #132325

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