#55A5A1 Color

#55A5A1 is rgb(85, 165, 161) in RGB and hsl(177, 32%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#55A5A1

HEX#55A5A1

RGBrgb(85, 165, 161)

HSLhsl(177, 32%, 49%)

HSVhsv(177, 48%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(67% 0.079 191.2)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 2%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #55A5A1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #55A5A1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#55A5A1 Complementary#A55559 Analogous#55A579 Analogous#5581A5 Triadic#A155A5 Triadic#A5A155

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #55A5A1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BB3AF #82BFBC #9ACBC9 #B2D7D5 #C9E3E2 #E1EFEF

Shades

#4B918D #3E7976 #346563 #284D4C #1D3938 #112221

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