#55A4AA Color

#55A4AA is rgb(85, 164, 170) in RGB and hsl(184, 33%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55A4AA

HEX#55A4AA

RGBrgb(85, 164, 170)

HSLhsl(184, 33%, 50%)

HSVhsv(184, 50%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.078 202)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55A4AA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55A4AA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55A4AA Complementary#AA5B55 Analogous#55AA85 Analogous#557AAA Triadic#AA55A4 Triadic#A4AA55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55A4AA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6DB1B6 #85BDC1 #9DCACD #B1D5D8 #C9E2E4 #E0EFF0

Shades

#498D92 #3F797D #336266 #294F51 #1D383A #132425

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