#55A3B4 Color

#55A3B4 is rgb(85, 163, 180) in RGB and hsl(191, 39%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55A3B4

HEX#55A3B4

RGBrgb(85, 163, 180)

HSLhsl(191, 39%, 52%)

HSVhsv(191, 53%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.081 213.7)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 9%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55A3B4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55A3B4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55A3B4 Complementary#B46655 Analogous#55B496 Analogous#5573B4 Triadic#B455A3 Triadic#A3B455

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55A3B4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6EB0BF #83BCC9 #9CC9D3 #B1D5DD #CAE2E8 #DFEEF1

Shades

#468FA0 #3B7987 #30636E #274F59 #1C3940 #112327

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