#55A4BE Color

#55A4BE is rgb(85, 164, 190) in RGB and hsl(195, 45%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55A4BE

HEX#55A4BE

RGBrgb(85, 164, 190)

HSLhsl(195, 45%, 54%)

HSVhsv(195, 55%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.086 221.9)

CMYKcmyk(55%, 14%, 0%, 25%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55A4BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55A4BE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55A4BE Complementary#BE6F55 Analogous#55BEA4 Analogous#556FBE Triadic#BE55A4 Triadic#A4BE55

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55A4BE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BB0C7 #85BED1 #9BCAD9 #B1D5E2 #C8E1EA #E1EFF4

Shades

#4293AE #387D94 #2E677A #234E5C #193843 #0F2229

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