#55A1BE Color

#55A1BE is rgb(85, 161, 190) in RGB and hsl(197, 45%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55A1BE

HEX#55A1BE

RGBrgb(85, 161, 190)

HSLhsl(197, 45%, 54%)

HSVhsv(197, 55%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.087 225.3)

CMYKcmyk(55%, 15%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55A1BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.91:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55A1BE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55A1BE Complementary#BE7355 Analogous#55BEA8 Analogous#556CBE Triadic#BE55A1 Triadic#A1BE55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55A1BE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BADC7 #85BBD1 #9BC8D9 #B1D4E2 #C8E0EA #E1EFF4

Shades

#428FAE #387A94 #2E657A #234C5C #193743 #0F2229

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