#55A3AA Color

#55A3AA is rgb(85, 163, 170) in RGB and hsl(185, 33%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55A3AA

HEX#55A3AA

RGBrgb(85, 163, 170)

HSLhsl(185, 33%, 50%)

HSVhsv(185, 50%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.077 203.1)

CMYKcmyk(50%, 4%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55A3AA 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 text7.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55A3AA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55A3AA Complementary#AA5C55 Analogous#55AA87 Analogous#5578AA Triadic#AA55A3 Triadic#A3AA55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55A3AA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6DB0B6 #85BCC1 #9DC9CD #B1D4D8 #C9E1E4 #E0EEF0

Shades

#498C92 #3F787D #336266 #294E51 #1D373A #132425

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