#55A4B9 Color

#55A4B9 is rgb(85, 164, 185) in RGB and hsl(193, 42%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55A4B9

HEX#55A4B9

RGBrgb(85, 164, 185)

HSLhsl(193, 42%, 53%)

HSVhsv(193, 54%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.083 217.3)

CMYKcmyk(54%, 11%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55A4B9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.84:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.4:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55A4B9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55A4B9 Complementary#B96B55 Analogous#55B99D Analogous#5571B9 Triadic#B955A4 Triadic#A4B955

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55A4B9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BAFC2 #84BDCD #9AC9D6 #B3D6E0 #C9E2E9 #E2EFF3

Shades

#4491A7 #3A7B8D #2F6574 #254F5B #1B3941 #102328

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