#55A596 Color

#55A596 is rgb(85, 165, 150) in RGB and hsl(169, 32%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55A596

HEX#55A596

RGBrgb(85, 165, 150)

HSLhsl(169, 32%, 49%)

HSVhsv(169, 48%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.082 179.9)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 9%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55A596 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.91:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55A596 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55A596 Complementary#A55564 Analogous#55A56E Analogous#558CA5 Triadic#9655A5 Triadic#A59655

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55A596, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BB3A6 #82BFB4 #9ACBC2 #B2D7D0 #C9E3DE #E1EFED

Shades

#4B9184 #3E796E #34655C #284D47 #1D3934 #11221F

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