#55A5A0 Color

#55A5A0 is rgb(85, 165, 160) in RGB and hsl(176, 32%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55A5A0

HEX#55A5A0

RGBrgb(85, 165, 160)

HSLhsl(176, 32%, 49%)

HSVhsv(176, 48%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(67% 0.079 190.1)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 3%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55A5A0 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 #55A5A0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55A5A0 Complementary#A5555A Analogous#55A578 Analogous#5582A5 Triadic#A055A5 Triadic#A5A055

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55A5A0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BB3AE #82BFBB #9ACBC8 #B2D7D5 #C9E3E2 #E1EFEE

Shades

#4B918C #3E7975 #346562 #284D4B #1D3937 #112221

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