#55A1B4 Color

#55A1B4 is rgb(85, 161, 180) in RGB and hsl(192, 39%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55A1B4

HEX#55A1B4

RGBrgb(85, 161, 180)

HSLhsl(192, 39%, 52%)

HSVhsv(192, 53%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.08 216.1)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 11%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55A1B4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.14:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55A1B4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55A1B4 Complementary#B46855 Analogous#55B498 Analogous#5572B4 Triadic#B455A1 Triadic#A1B455

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55A1B4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6EAFBF #83BBC9 #9CC8D3 #B1D4DD #CAE2E8 #DFEDF1

Shades

#468EA0 #3B7887 #30626E #274F59 #1C3940 #112327

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