#55A599 Color

#55A599 is rgb(85, 165, 153) in RGB and hsl(171, 32%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55A599

HEX#55A599

RGBrgb(85, 165, 153)

HSLhsl(171, 32%, 49%)

HSVhsv(171, 48%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.081 182.9)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 7%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55A599 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 text7.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55A599 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55A599 Complementary#A55561 Analogous#55A571 Analogous#5589A5 Triadic#9955A5 Triadic#A59955

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55A599, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BB3A8 #82BFB6 #9ACBC4 #B2D7D1 #C9E3DF #E1EFED

Shades

#4B9186 #3E7970 #34655E #284D48 #1D3935 #11221F

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