#55A3AF Color

#55A3AF is rgb(85, 163, 175) in RGB and hsl(188, 36%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55A3AF

HEX#55A3AF

RGBrgb(85, 163, 175)

HSLhsl(188, 36%, 51%)

HSVhsv(188, 51%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(67% 0.079 208.5)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 7%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55A3AF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.24:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55A3AF based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55A3AF Complementary#AF6155 Analogous#55AF8E Analogous#5576AF Triadic#AF55A3 Triadic#A3AF55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55A3AF, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6DB0BA #82BBC4 #9AC9D0 #B3D6DB #CBE3E7 #E0EEF0

Shades

#488E99 #3E7A84 #33646C #274D53 #1C373B #122326

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